Structured diagnostic scheme clinical experience sharing: a prospective study of 320 cases of fever of unknown origin in a tertiary hospital in North China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been little research on the long-term clinical outcomes of patients discharged due to undiagnosed fevers of unknown origin (FUO). The purpose of this study was to determine how fever of unknown origin (FUO) evolves over time and to determine the prognosis of patients in order to guide clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions.

Methods

Based on FUO structured diagnosis scheme, prospectively included 320 patients who hospitalized at the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from March 15, 2016 to December 31,2019 with FUO, to analysis the cause of FUO, pathogenetic distribution and prognosis, and to compare the etiological distribution of FUO between different years, genders, ages, and duration of fever.

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SUBMITTER: Jiang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10327337 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature