Neglected etiologies of prolonged febrile illnesses in tropical and subtropical regions: A systematic review.

• Main Authors: Stefano Musumeci (Author), Alexandra Kruse (Author), François Chappuis (Author), Tomas Ostergaard Jensen (Author), Gabriel Alcoba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Febrile illnesses that persist despite initial treatment are common clinical challenges in (sub)tropical low-resource settings. Our aim is to review infectious etiologies of "prolonged fevers" (persistent febrile illnesses, PFI) and to quantify relative contr...