Research recommendation(s) from an individual piece of guidance

Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

• Symptoms and signs of serious illness: - NICE recommends a UK-based epidemiological study on the symptoms and signs of serious illness. [new 2013]
• Management by remote assessment:- NICE recommends that a UK study is undertaken to determine the validity of symptoms reported on remote assessment for children with fever. [2007]
• Diagnosis:- NICE recommends that a UK study of the performance characteristics and cost-effectiveness
  of procalcitonin versus C-reactive protein in identifying serious bacterial infection in children with fever without apparent source be carried out. [2007]
• Antipyretics:- NICE recommends that studies are conducted in primary care and secondary care to
  determine whether examination or re-examination after a dose of antipyretic medication is of
  benefit in differentiating children with serious illness from those with other conditions. [2007]
• Home-based antipyretic use:- NICE recommends studies on home-based antipyretic use and parental perception of distress caused by fever. [new 2013]