Challenges of acute febrile illness diagnosis in a national infectious diseases center in Rio de Janeiro: 16-year experience of syndromic surveillance.

• Main Authors: Clarisse da Silveira Bressan (Author), Maria de Lourdes Benamor Teixeira (Author), Maria Isabel Fragoso da Silveira Gouvêa (Author), Anielle de Pina-Costa (Author), Heloísa Ferreira Pinto Santos (Author), Guilherme Amaral Calvet (Author), Otilia Lupi (Author), Andre Machado Siqueira (Author), Rogério Valls- (Author), Clarissa Valim (Author), Patrícia Brasil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Acute febrile illnesses (AFI) are a frequent chief complaint in outpatients. Because the capacity to investigate the causative pathogen of AFIs is limited in low- and middle-income countries, patient management may be suboptimal. Understanding the distribution of cau...