Participants
A total of 8962 acutely ill children were included, of which 730 were excluded due to missing essential data (age, sex, temperature, outcome) and 21 for exceeding the age range, leading to 8211 participants in the current analysis. SI was established in 498 children, leading to an intermediate prevalence of 6.1% (5.6–6.6%) in our combined ambulatory setting [Baseline characteristics of the included children