Open AccessAcute undifferentiated febrile illness: Protocol in emergency department
Author(s) -
Vempalli N Subramanyam,
Nidhi Kaeley,
Manish Kumar,
Subodh K Pandey,
Bhanu Bhardwaj,
Konda Sireesha Reddy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_214_19
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , emergency department , sepsis , acute illness , antibiotics , pediatrics , emergency medicine , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Fever accounts for around 15% of emergency visits in elderly age group and around 5% in adults. The spectrum of etiologies ranges from non-infectious to infectious etiologies. There are very few studies done in the past highlighting the approach of patients with acute febrile illness without any localizing signs and symptoms.