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Journal Club: PECARN febrile infant updates
Episode 66
Sunday, 15 February, 2026
We're back with journal club to review a study evaluating the PECARN guidelines on febrile infants under 28 days of age and serious bacterial infections like meningitis. This episode was written by pediatricians Tammy Yau and Lidia Park with content support from Julia Magana (pediatric emergency medicine). Pediatricians Tammy and Lidia take full responsibility for any errors or misinformation.Follow us on Twitter/X @Pediagogypod, Instagram/Threads @pediagogy, Bluesky @pediagogypodcast.bluesky.social, and connect with us at pediagogypod@gmail.comKey Points:Urinalysis, absolute neutrophil count, and procalcitonin are useful predictors of serious bacterial infectionIn this study, using urine studies, absolute neutrophil count, and procalcitonin were able to risk stratify patients into risk for meningitis and no cases of meningitis were missedSources:Burstein B, Waterfield T, Umana E, Xie J, Kuppermann N. Prediction of Bacteremia andBacterial Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 28 Days or Younger. JAMA. Publishedonline December 8, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.21454Kuppermann N, Dayan PS, Levine DA, et al. A Clinical Prediction Rule to IdentifyFebrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections. JAMAPediatr. 2019;173(4):342-351. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5501
