Acute fevers of unknown origin in young children in the tropics. 1993

G O Akpede, and P O Abiodun, and R M Sykes
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Bacteremia was documented in 14 of 156 previously healthy children with temperatures of at least 40.0 degrees C but without focal signs, seen in an emergency department; 116 children had malaria, and no infections were identified in 26. Concurrent malaria infection was frequent in children with bacteremia. The highly febrile child without focal signs in the tropics requires evaluation for bacteremia even when a diagnosis of malaria has been confirmed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D009549 Nigeria A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja. Federal Republic of Nigeria
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003023 Cloxacillin A semi-synthetic antibiotic that is a chlorinated derivative of OXACILLIN. Chloroxacillin,Sodium Cloxacillin,Cloxacillin Sodium,Syntarpen,Tegopen,Cloxacillin, Sodium,Sodium, Cloxacillin
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004756 Enterobacteriaceae Infections Infections with bacteria of the family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. Enterobacterial Infections,Cronobacter Infections,Infections, Enterobacteriaceae,Infections, Enterobacterial,Cronobacter Infection,Enterobacteriaceae Infection,Enterobacterial Infection,Infection, Cronobacter,Infection, Enterobacteriaceae,Infection, Enterobacterial,Infections, Cronobacter
D005260 Female Females
D005335 Fever of Unknown Origin Fever in which the etiology cannot be ascertained. Unknown Origin Fever,Unknown Origin Fevers

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