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SUBMITTER: Mahajan P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5122927 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug 23-30
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mahajan Prashant P Kuppermann Nathan N Mejias Asuncion A Suarez Nicolas N Chaussabel Damien D Casper T Charles TC Smith Bennett B Alpern Elizabeth R ER Anders Jennifer J Atabaki Shireen M SM Bennett Jonathan E JE Blumberg Stephen S Bonsu Bema B Borgialli Dominic D Brayer Anne A Browne Lorin L Cohen Daniel M DM Crain Ellen F EF Cruz Andrea T AT Dayan Peter S PS Gattu Rajender R Greenberg Richard R Hoyle John D JD Jaffe David M DM Levine Deborah A DA Lillis Kathleen K Linakis James G JG Muenzer Jared J Nigrovic Lise E LE Powell Elizabeth C EC Rogers Alexander J AJ Roosevelt Genie G Ruddy Richard M RM Saunders Mary M Tunik Michael G MG Tzimenatos Leah L Vitale Melissa M Dean J Michael JM Ramilo Octavio O
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<h4>Importance</h4>Young febrile infants are at substantial risk of serious bacterial infections; however, the current culture-based diagnosis has limitations. Analysis of host expression patterns ("RNA biosignatures") in response to infections may provide an alternative diagnostic approach.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess whether RNA biosignatures can distinguish febrile infants aged 60 days or younger with and without serious bacterial infections.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Prospectiv ...[more]