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Fever without a source in children: international comparison of guidelines
BackgroundFever without a source (FWS) in children poses a diagnostic challenge. To distinguish a self-limiting infection from a serious infection,...
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Prospective multicenter evaluation of adherence to the Dutch guideline for children aged 0–16 years with fever without a source—febrile illness in children (FINCH) study
Evaluation of guidelines in actual practice is a crucial step in guideline improvement. A retrospective evaluation of the Dutch guideline for...
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Viremia as a predictor of absence of serious bacterial infection in children with fever without source
Most children with fever without source (FWS) require diagnostic laboratory tests to exclude a serious bacterial infection (SBI), often followed by...
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Cost-effectiveness of procalcitonin for detection of serious bacterial infections in children presenting with fever without source
IntroductionProcalcitonin (PCT) offers better specificity than C-reactive protein (CRP) to detect SBI. However, their cost limited their use and...
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Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever is an invasive bacterial disease associated with bloodstream infection that causes a high burden of disease in Africa and Asia. Typhoid...
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Fever without source as the first manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants less than 90 days old
Fever without source (FWS) in infants is a frequent cause of consultation at the emergency department, and the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 could affect...
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Improving dengue fever predictions in Taiwan based on feature selection and random forests
BackgroundDengue fever is a well-studied vector-borne disease in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Several methods for predicting the...
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Distinct patterns of postoperative fever in paediatric neurosurgery patients
PurposePostoperative fever is a common problem following neurosurgery but data on the causes among paediatric patients is sparse. In this report, we...
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Factors triggering familial mediterranean fever attacks, do they really exist?
Several possible factors are hypothesized to trigger familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks; however, there is no consensus on this matter. We...
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Treatment of Fever in Neurologically Critically Ill Patients
Purpose of ReviewThis paper will review the importance of fever in patients with acute brain injury admitted to the neurologic critical care unit,...
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Misoprostol-Induced Fever and Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing: A Retrospective Study
IntroductionMisoprostol is widely used for medication abortion and postpartum hemorrhage. However, it has been associated with the adverse effect of...
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Role of mitochondrial DNA level in epidural-related maternal fever: a single-centre, observational, pilot study
IntroductionEpidural analgesia has been associated with intrapartum maternal fever development. Epidural-related maternal fever (ERMF) is believed to...
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Associations of water, sanitation, and hygiene with typhoid fever in case–control studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundWater, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) play a pivotal role in controlling typhoid fever, as it is primarily transmitted through oral-fecal...
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Prevalence of fever of unidentified aetiology in East African adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPrimary health care settings and hospitals of low- and middle-income countries have few accessible diagnostic tools and limited laboratory...
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Cardiovascular manifestations of monogenic periodic fever syndromes
Periodic fever syndromes (PFS) are a group of autoinflammatory diseases characterized by repeated febrile episodes and systemic inflammation. The...
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Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of children with fever without a focus
BackgroundFever without a focus is defined as a temperature of 38° C or higher as the single presenting symptom. After extensive investigation, a...
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Aetiology of Acute Undifferentiated Fever Among Children Under the Age of Five in Vietnam: A Prospective Study
BackgroundTo investigate the aetiology of acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) among children under the age of five in Vietnam.
Methods ...
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Partial hypopituitarism with ACTH deficiency as the main manifestation as a complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Hypopituitarism is a relatively rare complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. However, almost all available reported cases were total...
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Exploring community needs in combating aedes mosquitoes and dengue fever: a study with urban community in the recurrent hotspot area
BackgroundAedes mosquitoes are the main vector of dengue infection, a global health threat affecting millions of people annually. Conventional...
