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These patients were then observed for subsequent events, significant interventions, or final diagnoses that would have mandated their admission (eg, sepsis).<\/jats:p><jats:p>RESULTS. In our population of 59 infants, all 8 children who met the aforementioned outcome measures, thus requiring admission, either had experienced multiple apparent life-threatening events before presentation or were in their first month of life. In our study group, the high-risk criteria of age of &amp;lt;1 month and multiple apparent life-threatening events yielded a negative predictive value of 100% to identify the need for hospital admission.<\/jats:p><jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. 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