Severe febrile illness is a major cause of adult hospital admission in Africa. Studies of non-
malarial fever come largely from children or from high HIV prevalence settings. This …

Background The causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Latin America are diverse and their
complexity increases as the proportion of fever due to malaria decreases, as malaria control …

Objective To determine the contribution of a blood culture service to the diagnosis of fever in
a resource‐poor setting and to identify clinical predictors of specific bloodstream infections …

Introduction Early identification of children at risk of severe febrile illness can optimise
referral, admission and treatment decisions, particularly in resource-limited settings. We …

Objective In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) published updated guidelines
emphasizing and expanding recommendations for a parasitological confirmation of malaria …

Background To construct evidence-based guidelines for management of febrile illness, it is
essential to identify clinical predictors for the main causes of fever, either to diagnose the …

Diagnosing the cause of acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings is important—to
give the correct antimicrobials to patients who need them, to prevent unnecessary …

Introduction Communicable diseases are the leading causes of death in Tanzania despite
the existence of effective treatment tools. We aimed to assess the sociocultural and health …

Summary Background The Ugandan Ministry of Health has adopted the WHO Home Based
Fever Management strategy (HBM) to improve access to antimalarial drugs for prompt (< 24 …

Evidence on the impact of using diagnostic tests in community case management of febrile
children is limited. This effectiveness trial conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Uganda …