Non-malarial febrile illness: a systematic review of published aetiological studies and case reports from Africa, 1980–2015

Non-malarial febrile illness: a systematic review of published aetiological studies and case reports from Africa, 1980–2015

Abstract Background The availability of reliable point-of-care tests for malaria has heralded a paradigm shift in the management of febrile illnesses away from presumptive antimalarial therapy. In the absence of a definitive diagnosis, health care providers are more likely to prescribe empirical ant...

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Main Authors: Jeanne Elven, Prabin Dahal, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Nigel V. Thomas, Poojan Shrestha, Kasia Stepniewska, John A. Crump, Paul N. Newton, David Bell, Hugh Reyburn, Heidi Hopkins, Philippe J. Guérin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Fever
Febrile illness
Malaria
Non-malarial febrile illness
Microbiology
Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01744-1

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