Nonspecific Symptoms Lack Diagnostic Accuracy for Infection in Older Patients in the Emergency Department.

Objectives: To determine if nonspecific symptoms and fever affect the posttest probability of acute bacterial infection in older patients in the emergency department (ED).

Design: Preplanned, secondary analysis of a prospective observational study.

Setting: Tertiary care, academic ED.

Accuracy of Current Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Bacterial Infection in Older Adults in the Emergency Department.

Objectives: To compare the accuracy of the Loeb criteria, emergency department (ED) physicians' diagnoses, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for acute bacterial infection in older adults with a criterion standard expert review.

Design: Prospective, observational study.

Setting: Urban, tertiary-care ED.

Epidemiology of 1.6 million pediatric soccer-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments from 1990 to 2003.

Background: As soccer participation in the United States increases, so does the number of children at risk for injury.

Purpose: To examine pediatric soccer-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments from 1990 to 2003.

Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.