References for Peeper Has a Fever and its parent guide, Figuring Out Your Child’s Fever

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1. Fever—How to Take a Temperature. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002 @ www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZQEB7R25D.htm
2. Fever—Making Your Child Comfortable. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002 @ www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZX3N5Q25D.htm
3. Tavares, EM et al. Parent's Beliefs, Practices Regarding Fever. Pediatric Emergency Care 2004; 20:579-587 cited in AAP News 2004; 25: 280.
4. Goldman, RD et al. Under-dosing of Acetaminophen by Parents. Pediatric Emergency Care 2004; 20: 89-93 cited in AAP News 2004; 25: 2.
5. Perrott, DA et al. Acetaminophen vs. Ibuprofen. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2004; 158: 521-526 cited in AAP News 2004; 25: 54.
6. Scolnik, D. et al. Comparison of Oral Versus Normal and High-Dose Rectal Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Febrile Children. Pediatrics 2002; 110: 553-556.
7. Nelson, JD and McCracken, GH. Fever in the Young Infant. Pediatric Infectious Disease Newsletter. August 2004.
8. O'Neill-Murphy, K et al. Fever Education: Does it Reduce Parent Anxiety? Pediatric Emergency Care 2001; 17: 47-51.
9. Poirier, MP et al. Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses' Perspectives on Fever in Children. Pediatric Emergency Care 2000; 16: 9-12.
10. Nelson, JD and McCracken, GH. Fever and Bacteremia. Pediatric Infectious Disease Newsletter March 2005.
11. Bergman, DA et al. Does Clinical Presentation Explain Practice Variability in the Treatment of Febrile Infants? Pediatrics 2006; 117: 787-795.
12. Hsiao, AL et al. Incidence and Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infections Among 57-180 Day Old Infants. Pediatrics 2006; 117: 1695-1700.
13. Trautner, BW et al. Prospective Evaluation of the Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Children Who Present to the Emergency Department with Hyperpyrexia (Temperature of 106 F or Higher). Pediatrics 2006; 118: 34-40.