Age in years (SD; range) | 5.0 (4.2; 0.02–16.9) | 2.2 (2.7; 0.06–14.1) |
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Sex, male (%) | 2108 (53.7) | 24 (74.2) |
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Illness duration, hours (SD; range) | 44.2 (28.6; 0–120) | 45.7 (35.0; 3–120) |
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Included by GP (n = 3407) | 3394 | 13 |
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Paediatrician in ambulatory care (n = 438) | 433 | 5 |
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Paediatrician at emergency department (n = 136) | 123 | 13 |
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Chronic condition present, n (%) | 269 (7.7) | 6 (19.4) |
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Body temperature ≥38°C, n (%) | 1761 (54.2) | 24 (77.4) |
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Working hypothesis | | |
Upper respiratory infection | 2076 | 7 |
Viral infection | 876 | 4 |
Viral gastroenteritis | 629 | 3 |
Other | 209 | 2 |
Pneumonia | 46 | 7 |
Pyelonephritis | 47 | 1 |
Bronchiolitis | 15 | 0 |
Bacterial gastroenteritis | 6 | 0 |
Sepsis/meningitis | 3 | 5 |
Cellulitis | 1 | 2 |
No illness present | 2 | 0 |
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Definite diagnosis | | |
Pneumonia | 0 | 16 |
Sepsis/meningitis | 0 | 9 |
Pyelonephritis | 0 | 5 |
Cellulitis | 0 | 1 |
Non-serious infection | 3950 | 0 |