DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.18795 ISSN: 0098-7484

Reassessing Lumbar Punctures for Very Young Febrile Infants—How Much Evidence Is Enough?

Brett Burstein, Paul L. Aronson, Prashant Mahajan, Nathan Kuppermann

This Viewpoint examines the use of lumbar puncture in febrile young infants and how recent evidence and tools, such as novel blood biomarkers, have shaped understanding of the procedure.

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