Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to improve clinical care in low- and middle-income countries

Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to improve clinical care in low- and middle-income countries

Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide spectrum of potential aetiologies that contribute to fever. These infections are difficult to distinguish clinically, and accurate...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Osborn, Teri Roberts, Ethan Guillen, Oscar Bernal, Paul Roddy, Stefano Ongarello, Armand Sprecher, Anne-Laure Page, Isabela Ribeiro, Erwan Piriou, Abiy Tamrat, Roberto de la Tour, V. Bhargavi Rao, Laurence Flevaud, Tomas Jensen, Lachlan McIver, Cassandra Kelly, Sabine Dittrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe febrile illness
Disease prioritization
Fever causing pathogens
Diagnostics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4834-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4834-1

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