Etiology of Acute Febrile Illnesses in Adults in the Defense Community in French Guiana.

ABSTRACT: In tropical countries, acute febrile illnesses represent a complex clinical problem for general practitioners. We describe the prevalence of different etiologies of acute febrile illnesses occurring among French service members and their families, excluding children, in general practice in French Guiana. From June 2017 to March 2020, patients with a fever ≥37.8°C with a duration of less than 15 days who sought medical care at the army medical centers in Cayenne and Kourou were prospectively enrolled. Based on clinical presentation, blood, urine, nasopharyngeal, and stool samples were collected for diagnostic testing for viruses, bacteria, and parasites (by direct examination, microscopic examination of blood smears, culture, serology, or polymerase chain reaction), and standardized biologi

SUBMITTER: Velut G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993844 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature