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Table 2 Author definition of IBI and SBI

From: Scoping review of clinical decision aids in the assessment and management of febrile infants under 90 days of age

Study Definition

N (% of 28 studies)

Author IBI Definition

 Bacterial Meningitis and Bacteraemia

24 (75%)

 Bacterial Meningitis and Bacteraemia + Paediatric infectious disease review

2 (6%)

 NR

6 (19%)

Author SBI Definition

 Bacterial Meningitis, Bacteraemia and UTI

15 (47%)

 Bacterial Meningitis, Bacteraemia, UTI and Bacterial Gastroenteritis

3 (9%)

 Bacterial Meningitis, Bacteraemia, UTI, Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Pneumonia and Cellulitis

1 (3%)

 Bacterial Meningitis, Bacteraemia, UTI, Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis and Soft Tissue Infection

1 (3%)

 UTI and Bacterial Gastroenteritis

1 (3%)

 NR

11 (34%)

  1. NR Not recorded, IBI Invasive bacterial infection, SBI Serious bacterial infection, UTI Urinary tract infection