This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ian Kane about the importance of seeking immediate medical care for newborn babies and infants younger than two months who develop a fever. Dr. Kane is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatric emergency physician at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.
TRANSCRIPT:
Conner: I’m Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio with Health Focus here at the radio studio for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Infants younger than two months old who have a fever need immediate medical attention, even if they have no other signs of being ill. Doctor Ian Kane is here to provide important details about fever in infants and newborns. Doctor Kane is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and he’s a pediatric emergency physician at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. Doctor Kane, first, what is actually considered a fever in an infant or a newborn baby?…