Genes Pinpoint Cause of Mystery Fevers, Washington University in St. Louis Study

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A new test can determine if a child with a fever but no other symptoms needs antibiotics. In children with fever but no other symptoms of illness, it is difficult to know whether a child has a viral infection that will resolve on its own or a potentially serious bacterial infection that requires antibiotics.

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