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A1 CHAMBERLAIN JM, GORMAN RL
T1 OCcult bacteremia in children with simple febrile seizures-reply
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1989
FD March 1
VO 143
IS 3
SP 274
OP 274
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150150024010
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150150024010
AB In Reply.—We thank Drs Torphy and Bonadio for their comments. These clinicians present data to answer a different question from that which we attempted to answer in our study. We determined the rate of occult bacteremia in children with simple febrile seizures, whereas Drs Torphy and Bonadio report occurrences of simple febrile seizures in children with bacteremia.Dr Torphy notes that bacteremia has been associated with simple febrile seizures since 1967. Our study grew out of the desire to determine the rate of occult bacteremia in these patients.Dr Bonadio raises an interesting question. Is there something unique about bacteremia caused by S pneumoniae that makes a patient more likely to experience a febrile convulsion? To answer this question directly, one would need to compare the rate of febrile seizures in a group with pneu-Proportion of Patients With Streptococcus pneumoiae vs Haemophilus influenzae Source, y URI/FUO Otitis Media Pneumonia Other Total