Rickettsial Infections Are Neglected Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
Rickettsial infections are among the leading etiologies of acute febrile illness in Southeast Asia. However, recent data from Malaysia are limited. This prospective study was conducted in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia, during January to December 2016.
Muhamad Yazli Yuhana+8 more
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Antibiotic trends in acute febrile illness [PDF]
Background: Acute febrile illness has various etiologies. Different antimicrobials are used for different causes of fever to treat and there are interpersonal variations in prescription of antimicrobials. Therefore this study aims at to analyze the trends in the antimicrobial prescription in patients of acute febrile illness due to various etiologies ...
Riyaz Ahmed Siddiqui+3 more
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Differences in GlycA and lipoprotein particle parameters may help distinguish acute kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses in children [PDF]
BackgroundGlycosylation patterns of serum proteins, such as α1-acid glycoprotein, are modified during an acute phase reaction. The response of acute Kawasaki disease (KD) patients to IVIG treatment has been linked to sialic acid levels on native IgG ...
Margery A. Connelly+8 more
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Rickettsia conorii infection with fatal complication [PDF]
Rickettsial diseases (RD) are a group of endotheliotropic infectious diseases caused by different species of genera Rickettsia. RD are not an uncommon disease and may be misdiagnosed during the evaluation of acute febrile illness due to a lack of ...
Sanjoli Chugh+5 more
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Acute undifferentiated febrile illness: Protocol in emergency department
Fever accounts for around 15% of emergency visits in elderly age group and around 5% in adults. The spectrum of etiologies ranges from non-infectious to infectious etiologies.
Vempalli N Subramanyam+5 more
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Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil. [PDF]
We conducted enhanced acute febrile illness surveillance in an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil. We found that rickettsial infection accounted for 3.5% of urgent care visits for acute fever.
Fournier JB+8 more
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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]
Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R. conorii infection in dogs remains unclear.
Michele Trotta+6 more
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Management of glycemia in acute febrile illness
With increasing the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across the globe, a large number of patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) are likely to have concomitant diabetes or stress hyperglycemia.
Sanjay Kalra+3 more
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Myocarditis in children presenting with acute febrile illness
Objective: Myocarditis is the inflammatory disease of myocardium. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of myocarditis in children presenting with acute febrile illness, the frequency of various presenting symptoms, and the accuracy of different investigations in the diagnosis and to know the outcome and etiological agents causing
Dr Shahla Abrar+7 more
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Acute febrile illness with choreoathetosis: a rare presentation of brucellosis [PDF]
A 15-year-old Indian girl presented with fever and involuntary movements of the limbs and face of about a weeks’ duration. These stereotypic choreoathetosis movements involved both upper limbs, lower limbs and face (figure 1A,B; video 1). No other neurological deficits were noted and cardiorespiratory, abdominal examinations were normal.
Ashok Kumar Pannu+5 more
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