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 …

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 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 …

There are few reliable data on the burden of febrile illness in tropical and subtropical areas.
In a recent WHO publication aggregating the best available evidence, the incidence of fever …

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 …

Background In low-resource settings, inflammatory biomarkers can help identify patients
with acute febrile illness who do not require antibiotics. Their use has not been studied in …

In resource-limited settings, the scarcity of skilled personnel and adequate laboratory
facilities makes the differential diagnosis of fevers complex [–]. Febrile illnesses are …

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 …

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 …

Background Increasing evidence is becoming available on the aetiology and management
of fevers in Asia; the importance of these fevers has increased with the decline in the …