Methods: In this study, a review of the potential causes of persistent fever defined as fever of
more than seven days was done in Nepal, with a focus on nine pathogen-specific …

Background Persistent fever, defined as fever lasting for 7 days or more at first medical
evaluation, has been hardly investigated as a separate clinical entity in the tropics. This …

Background In the absence of definitive diagnosis, healthcare providers are likely to
prescribe empirical antibacterials to those who test negative for malaria. This problem is of …

Background The objective of this study was to describe aetiology and case fatality of fever
among inpatients in a tertiary care hospital in South India. Methods This was an …

Leptospirosis was an eminent cause of fever in urban and rural Bangladesh causing
hospitalization. Fever or FUO causes an average of 6.3 work days loss among …

Background Outbreaks of acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) are common in Nepal,
but the exact etiology or risk factors for them often go unrecognized. Diseases like influenza …

Background Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic disease. Many waterborne diseases and
mosquito-borne diseases are common causes of acute febrile illnesses in the southern …

To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum
specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri Lanka, March …

Aim To describe the aetiology of fever among patients in a tertiary care hospital in Northern
India. Materials and Methods A one-year retro-prospective, observational study was …

In malaria-endemic regions any febrile case is likely to be classified as malaria based on
presumptive diagnosis largely caused by a lack of diagnostic resources. A district-wide …