Characterizing Pediatric Non-Malarial Fever and Identifying the At-Risk Child in Rural Malawi

• Main Authors: Teresa Bleakly Kortz MD, MS (Author), Alden Blair PhD (Author), Ellen Scarr PhD, RN, FNP (Author), Andrew Masozi Mguntha BEd (Author), Gama Bandawe PhD (Author), Ellen Schell PhD, RN (Author), Sally Rankin PhD, RN (Author), Kimberly Baltzell PhD, MS, RN, FAAN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective . To characterize children with non-malarial fever at risk of nonrecovery or worsening in rural Malawi. Methods . This is a subgroup analysis of patients ≤14 years of age from a prospective cohort study in non-malarial fever subjects (temperature ≥37.5°C, or fever within 48 hours, and mala...