Diagnosis and management of febrile children using the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for IMCI in Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Factor S.H (Author), Schillinger J.A (Author), Kalter H.D (Author), Saha S. (Author), Begum H. (Author), Hossain A. (Author), Hossain M. (Author), Dewitt V. (Author), Hanif M. (Author), Khan N. (Author), Perkins B. (Author), Black R.E (Author), Schwartz B. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the fever module in the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) identifies children with bacterial infections in an area of low malaria prevalence. METHODS: Physicians assessed a systematic sample of 669 sick children aged 2-59...