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Fever in Neonates and Infants
Philadelphia protocol
Low Risk: Well appearing plus:
Parents
Philadelphia protocol
Children
Band-neutrophil ratio <0.2
Chest radiograph lacking an infiltrate if one was obtained
CSF <8 WBC/microL and a negative CSF Gram stain
Stool without blood and few or no WBCs on the smear in infants with diarrhea
UA <10 WBC/hpf and a negative urine Gram stain
WBC <15,000/microL