Added Value of Shaking Chills for Predicting Bacteremia in Patients with Suspected Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Detailed grading of chills is more useful for diagnosing bacteremia than simply classifying the presence or absence of chills. However, its value added to other clinical information has not been evaluated.

Objective

To evaluate the value of adding chills grading to other clinical information compared to simply noting the presence or absence of chills for predicting bacteremia in patients with suspected infection.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Participants

Adult patients admitted to two acute-care hospitals with suspected infection from April 2018 to March 2019.

Main measures

Two types of categorization for chills were applied: "presence" or "absence" (dichotomized chills); and "no chills", "mild/moderate chills", and "shaking chills"

SUBMITTER: Kudo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914571 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature