the technique of decision analysis was used to compare the benefits ( prevention of major infectious sequelae of bacteremia ) and risks ( unnecessary hospitalization and intravenous antibiotic treatment of children whose bacteremia would have resolved spontaneously , discomfort of venipuncture ) of alternative diagnostic management strategies in the evaluation of children 3 to 24 months of age with fever ( rectal temperature greater than or equal to 39 degrees c ) of acute ( less than or equal to 4 days ) onset and without evident focus of bacterial infection .
C0004610
bacteremia
C0004623
bacterial infection