作者
Hakan Erdem, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Maha Abid, Wissal Ben Yahia, George Akafity, Manar Ezzelarab Ramadan, Fatma Amer, Amani El-Kholy, Atousa Hakamifard, Bilal Ahmad Rahimi, Farouq Dayyab, Hulya Caskurlu, Reham Khedr, Muhammad Tahir, Lysien Zambrano, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Aun Raza, Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed, Magdalena Baymakova, Aysun Yalci, Yasemin Cag, Umran Elbahr, Aamer Ikram
发表日期
2024/1/25
期刊
Journal of Intensive Medicine
卷号
4
期号
01
页码范围
94-100
出版商
Chinese Medical Association Publishing House Co., Ltd
简介
Background:
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in developing countries is an important dilemma and further research is needed to elucidate the infectious causes of FUO.
Methods:
A multi-center study for infectious causes of FUO in lower middle-income countries (LMIC) and low-income countries (LIC) was conducted between January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2023. In total, 15 participating centers from seven different countries provided the data, which were collected through the Infectious Diseases-International Research Initiative platform. Only adult patients with confirmed infection as the cause of FUO were included in the study. The severity parameters were quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) ≥2, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, vasopressor use, and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).
Results:
A total of 160 patients with infectious FUO were included in the study. Overall, 148 (92.5 …
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