FEVER

This study looked at whether it's safe to give young children their COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as their other routine shots. Researchers compared giving all vaccines together in one visit to giving them separately over two visits. They tracked fever and other reactions in …

This study compared two common antibiotics (levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin) to see which works better for treating typhoid fever in children. Researchers enrolled 360 children aged 1-12 with confirmed typhoid fever and randomly assigned them to receive one of the two medications.…

This study tested how accurately a new Masimo thermometer measures body temperature. Researchers compared its readings to standard thermometers in 60 people, including those with and without a fever. The goal was to see if the device provides reliable temperature readings for med…

This study tested a new, sticker-like device that continuously monitors a child's temperature. It involved 72 children, aged 2 to 4, who were in the emergency room with a fever. Researchers compared the sticker's temperature readings to those from a standard oral thermometer to s…

This study looked back at hospital records to see if a special type of scan (called an FDG-PET/CT) helps doctors find the cause of unexplained fevers or inflammation in adult patients. Researchers reviewed 266 cases to check if the scan led to a clear diagnosis or changed the pat…

This study aimed to understand why some women develop fevers during labor and how often these fevers signal a real infection. Researchers followed 422 women at three Paris hospitals who had fevers during childbirth, tracking whether infections were present in mothers or babies. T…

This study tested whether giving parents an information leaflet about fever while waiting in a pediatric emergency room improved their knowledge compared to a standard visit. Researchers enrolled 220 parents of children with fever to see if the leaflet helped them better understa…