Febrile Illness Evaluation in a Broad Range of Endemicities (FIEBRE): protocol for a multisite prospective observational study of the causes of fever in Africa and Asia

H Hopkins, Q Bassat, CIR Chandler, JA Crump… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Fever commonly leads to healthcare seeking and hospital admission in sub-
Saharan Africa and Asia. There is only limited guidance for clinicians managing non …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for diagnosis and management

MJ Maze, Q Bassat, NA Feasey, I Mandomando… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Fever is among the most common symptoms of people living in Africa, and
clinicians are challenged by the similar clinical features of a wide spectrum of potential …

Prevalence of fever of unidentified aetiology in East African adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Nooh, A Chernet, K Reither, J Okuma… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Primary health care settings and hospitals of low-and middle-income countries
have few accessible diagnostic tools and limited laboratory and human resources capacity …

Febrile illness in adolescents and adults

J Crump, P Newton, S Baird, Y Lubell - 2017 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Fever is one of the most common symptoms reported by patients seeking health care in low-
resource areas in the tropics, where it may occur either in isolation or in association with …

Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

JA Crump, AB Morrissey, WL Nicholson… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons
seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not …

A diagnostic and epidemiologic investigation of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Kilombero, Tanzania

C Hercik, L Cosmas, OD Mogeni, N Wamola, W Kohi… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In low-resource settings, empiric case management of febrile illness is routine
as a result of limited access to laboratory diagnostics. The use of comprehensive fever …

Impact of a package of diagnostic tools, clinical algorithm, and training and communication on outpatient acute fever case management in low-and middle-income …

O Salami, P Horgan, CE Moore, A Giri, A Sserwanga… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background The management of acute febrile illnesses places a heavy burden on clinical
services in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Bacterial and viral aetiologies …

Time for a comprehensive approach to the syndrome of fever in the tropics

JA Crump - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Fever is a leading reason for people to seek healthcare in the tropics. 1 Given the non-
specific clinical presentation of many infections causing fever and the limited clinical …

Investigating the etiology of acute febrile illness: a prospective clinic-based study in Uganda

BK Kigozi, GA Kharod, H Bukenya, SV Shadomy… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Historically, malaria has been the predominant cause of acute febrile illness
(AFI) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, during the last two decades, malaria incidence has …

Etiology of severe febrile illness in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

N Prasad, DR Murdoch, H Reyburn, JA Crump - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background With apparent declines in malaria worldwide during the last decade and more
widespread use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests, healthcare workers in low-resource areas …