SGEM #508: How Low Can You Go? Rethinking Lumbar Punctures in Well-Appearing Febrile Infants

Reference: Burstein B, et al. Prediction of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 28 Days or Younger. JAMA. Published online December 08, 2025. Date: April 3, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Margarita Ramos is a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University […] The post SGEM #508: How Low Can You Go? Rethinking Lumbar Punctures in Well-Appearing Febrile Infants first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.