Prevalence of bacterial febrile illnesses in children in Kilosa district, Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Beatrice Chipwaza (Author), Ginethon G Mhamphi (Author), Steve D Ngatunga (Author), Majige Selemani (Author), Mbaraka Amuri (Author), Joseph P Mugasa (Author), Paul S Gwakisa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Bacterial etiologies of non-malaria febrile illnesses have significantly become important due to high mortality and morbidity, particularly in children. Despite their importance, there are few reports on the epidemiology of these diseases in Tanzania, and the true burden of such illness...