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Salmonella Bloodstream Infections in Hospitalized Children with Acute Febrile Illness-Uganda, 2016-2019.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021
Invasive Salmonella infection is a common cause of acute febrile illness (AFI) among children in sub-Saharan Africa; however, diagnosing Salmonella bacteremia is challenging in settings without blood culture.
G. Appiah, A. Mpimbaza, M. Lamorde, M. Freeman, H. Kajumbula, Zainab Salah, K. Kugeler, M. Mikoleit, Porscha Bumpus White, J. Kapisi, J. Borchert, Asadu Sserwanga, S. Van Dyne, P. Mead, Sunkyung Kim, A. Lauer, Alison Winstead, Y. Manabe, R. Flick, E. Mintz   +19 more
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Prediction of disease severity in young children presenting with acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings: a protocol for a prospective observational study

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction In rural and difficult-to-access settings, early and accurate recognition of febrile children at risk of progressing to serious illness could contribute to improved patient outcomes and better resource allocation.
Arjun Chandna, Endashaw M Aderie, R. Ahmad, E. Arguni, E. Ashley, Tanya Cope, V. Dat, N. Day, A. Dondorp, Víctor Illanes, Joanne N de Jesus, C. Jimenez, K. Kain, Keang Suy, C. Koshiaris, E. Lasry, M. Mayxay, D. Mondal, R. Perera, T. Pongvongsa, S. Rattanavong, M. Rekart, M. Richard-Greenblatt, M. Shomik, Phouthalavanh Souvannasing, V. Tallo, C. Turner, P. Turner, Naomi Waithira, J. Watson, M. Yosia, S. Burza, Y. Lubell   +32 more
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Fully automated point-of-care differential diagnosis of acute febrile illness

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background In this work, a platform was developed and tested to allow to detect a variety of candidate viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens, for acute fever of unknown origin. The platform is based on a centrifugal microfluidic cartridge, the LabDisk
S. Hin, B. Lopez-Jimena, M. Bakheit, V. Klein, S. Stack, C. Fall, A. Sall, K. Enan, Mohamed O. Mustafa, Liz Gillies, Viorel Rusu, S. Goethel, N. Paust, R. Zengerle, S. Frischmann, M. Weidmann, K. Mitsakakis   +16 more
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Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus: A case series from Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern East Rajasthan

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile infectious illness caused by rickettsia species Orientia tsutsugamushi. In recent years, scrub typhus has reemerged as a life-threatening disease in India Scrub typhus has diverse clinical manifestations ranging from a ...
Vijay Sardana, Prashant Shringi
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Detection of dengue, malaria, and additional causes of acute febrile illness: The need for expanded testing, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Akanbi DO, Abaye BB, Averhoff F, Berg MG, Orf GS, Lawan KM, Beckett GA, Omotoso AB, Mata M, Cloherty GA, Chabuka L, de Oliveira T, Mac-Fisi KW, Walter A, Mark II, Edeki G, Sinayoko A, Nasrullah M, Justina BI, Balogun MS.   +19 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Identifying Eschar in Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022
Scrub typhus is one of the common causes of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in India. The manifestations are protean, are nonspecific, and may lead to multiorgan dysfunction syndrome and mortality if prompt recognition and treatment is not received.
V A Arun, Vishnu G Nair, Mukesh Kamble
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Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute undifferentiated febrile illness in unstudied rural and ...
Megan E Reller, Ufuoma Akoroda, Ajith Nagahawatte, Vasantha Devasiri, Wasantha Kodikaarachchi, John J Strouse, Robert Chua, Yan'an Hou, Angelia Chow, October M Sessions, Truls Østbye, Duane J Gubler, Christopher W Woods, Champica Bodinayake   +13 more
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Unveiling the burden of scrub typhus in acute febrile illness cases across India: A systematic review & meta-analysis. [PDF]

Indian J Med Res
Background & objectives Scrub typhus is an emerging mite-borne zoonotic infection that has been overlooked, despite being one of the most widespread severe vector-borne diseases.
Sondhiya G, Manjunathachar HV, Singh P, Kumar R.   +3 more
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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: 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 ...
A Cascio, A Estrada-Pena, A Mannelli, A Mura, A Ortuno, A Rojas, A Torina, A Torina, A Torina, A Znazen, Alessandra Caprì, AM Gasser, BA Stillman, C Colomba, C Riera, C Rovery, CP Ober, D Otranto, D Otranto, D Otranto, E Beeler, E Sanger, EB Breitschwerdt, F Segura-Porta, FJ Marquez, G Baneth, G Baneth, G Baneth, G Vitale, GB Andrade, GM Giammanco, GM Giammanco, H Inokuma, J Fuente de la, JC Garcia-Garcia, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, L Solano-Gallego, Laia Solano-Gallego, M Bernabeu-Wittel, M Rene-Martellet, M Sarih, Marco Caldin, Maria Grazia Pennisi, ME Eremeeva, ME Mylonakis, Michele Trotta, ML Levin, ML Levin, N Alexandre, N Cardenosa, NY Salem, P Brouqui, P Brouqui, P Parola, P Parola, PJ Kelly, S Delgado, S Harrus, S Harrus, S Santibanez, SE Little, T Beninati, T Furlanello, Tommaso Furlanello, WL Nicholson   +69 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]

, 2016
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 ...
Burns, Jane C, Connelly, Margery A, Kanegaye, John T, Otvos, James D, Pourfarzib, Ray, Shalaurova, Irina, Shimizu, Chisato, Tremoulet, Adriana H, Winegar, Deborah A   +8 more
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