A5V4d

LRTI lower respiratory tract infection
MCD meningococcal disease
MHRA Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Abbreviations and glossary
NCC-WCH National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health
NHS National Health Service
NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NNH number needed to harm (see number needed to treat)
NNT number needed to treat
NPV negative predictive value
NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OBI occult bacterial infection
OPD outpatient department
OR odds ratio
PCT procalcitonin
PCT primary care trust
PGE2 prostaglandin E2
PPIP Patient and Public Involvement Programme
PPV positive predictive value
QALY quality-adjusted life year
RCT randomised controlled trial
ROC receiver operating characteristic
RR relative risk; respiratory rate
RSV respiratory syncytial virus
SBI serious bacterial illness/infection
SD standard deviation
SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
SpO2 transcutaneous oxygen saturation
SR systematic review
temp. temperature
TRIP Turning Research into Practice
UTI urinary tract infection
WBC white blood cell count
WHO World Health Organization
YIOS Young Infant Observation Score
YOS Yale Observation Score
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