Diagnosis of Persistent Fever in the Tropics: Set of Standard Operating Procedures Used in the NIDIAG Febrile Syndrome Study.

• Main Authors: Emilie Alirol (Author), Ninon Seiko Horie (Author), Barbara Barbé (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Kristien Verdonck (Author), Philippe Gillet (Author), Jan Jacobs (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Basudha Kanal (Author), Narayan Raj Bhattarai (Author), Sayda El Safi (Author), Thong Phe (Author), Kruy Lim (Author), Long Leng (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author), Deby Mukendi (Author), Emmanuel Bottieau (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Suman Rijal (Author), François Chappuis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In resource-limited settings, the scarcity of skilled personnel and adequate laboratory facilities makes the differential diagnosis of fevers complex [1-5]. Febrile illnesses are diagnosed clinically in most rural centers, and both Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and clinical algorithms can be valuabl...