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Infections the major reason infants see a doctor or attend hospital – Medical Xpress

Infections account for almost three quarters of Australian infants needing to see a doctor and one in 10 presenting to an emergency department by 12 months of a…

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Infections account for almost three quarters of Australian infants needing to see a doctor and one in 10 presenting to an emergency department by 12 months of age, according to a new study.
The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of Pediatrics Child Health, found 72.4 percent infants visited a GP and 10.4 percent infants attended the emergency department for an infection, with respiratory illnesses the most common cause.
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