Background Acute febrile illness (AFI) is characterized by malaise, myalgia and a raised
temperature that is a nonspecific manifestation of infectious diseases in the tropics. The lack …

Acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) is a temporary febrile illness accompanied by non-
specific symptoms. Previous studies in Asia have primarily focused on delineating specific …

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 …

Tropical fevers were defined as infections that are prevalent in, or are unique to tropical and
subtropical regions. Some of these occur throughout the year and some especially in rainy …

Materials and Methods: This was a multicenter prospective observational study done in 34
ICUs across India (July 2013–September 2014). Critically ill adults and children with …

Commonly dengue, malaria, scrub typhus and other rickettsial infections, meningococci,
leptospira and certain viral infections present as fever with thrombocytopenia. Occasionally …

Background: Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, common in India, contributes to increased
risk for development of bacterial resistance. Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) …

Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India and other
resource-limited settings, yet systematic etiologic characterization of AFI has been limited …

Diagnosis of undifferentiated fever is a major challenging task to the physician which often
remains undiagnosed and delays the treatment. The aim of the study was to record and …

Justification India, home to almost 1.5 billion people, is in need of a country-specific,
evidence-based, consensus approach for the emergency department (ED) evaluation and …