Treatable causes of fever among children under five years in a seasonal malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fever remains a major public health problem. In Burkina Faso, more than half of febrile children are considered not to be infected by malaria. This study prospectively assessed probable (treatable) causes of fever in Burkinabe children.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted among febrile children (≥37.5 °C) under 5 years of age presenting at four health facilities and one referral hospital in rural Burkina Faso. From each participant, blood was collected for malaria microscopy and culture, urine for dipstick testing and culturing if tested positive for leucocytes and nitrite, stool for rotavirus/adenovirus testing, culture and parasitology, and a nasopharyngeal swab for culture.

Results

In total 684 febrile children were included in the study. Plasmodiu

SUBMITTER: Kiemde F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994647 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature