Brogan P A, Raffles A
Department of Paediatrics, QEII Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2000 Dec;83(6):506-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.83.6.506.
In a retrospective and prospective audit of 55 children presenting to the paediatric assessment unit of a district general hospital with fever and petechial rash, 9% had significant bacterial sepsis. The "ILL criteria" (irritability, lethargy, low capillary refill) for the management of children with fever and petechiae are proposed.