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Non-malarial febrile illness: a systematic review of published aetiological studies and case reports from Africa, 1980–2015

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The availability of reliable point-of-care tests for malaria has heralded a paradigm shift in the management of febrile illnesses away from presumptive antimalarial therapy. In the absence of a definitive diagnosis, health care providers are more likely to prescribe empirical antimicrobials to those who test negative for malaria. To improve management and guide further test development, better understanding is needed of the true causative agents and their ge... Expand abstract
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12916-020-01744-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-2158-846X
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-7620-4822
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
BMC Medicine Journal website
Volume:
18
Article number:
279
Publication date:
2020-09-21
Acceptance date:
2020-08-13
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EISSN:
1741-7015
Pmid:
32951596
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1133618
Local pid:
pubs:1133618
Deposit date:
2020-10-18

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