Abstracts in Urgent Care: October, 2011

A New Approach to Managing Young Non-Toxic-Appearing Febrile Children Keypoint: Researchers suggest an emphasis on more limited evaluation, now that vaccines have greatly reduced the likelihood of serious bacterial infections. Citation: Jhaveri R, Byington CL, Klein JO, Shapiro ED. Management of the non-toxic-appearing acute lyfebrile child:  a   21stcentury approach. J Pediatr. 2011;59(2):159:181. Since the 1970s, considerable attention has been paid to the management of febrile children aged £3 years without an obvious focus of infection. …

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