Study on causes of fever in primary healthcare center uncovers pathogens of public health concern in Madagascar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing use of malaria diagnostic tests reveals a growing proportion of patients with fever but no malaria. Clinicians and health care workers in low-income countries have few tests to diagnose causes of fever other than malaria although several diseases share common symptoms. We propose here to assess etiologies of fever in Madagascar to ultimately improve management of febrile cases.

Methodology

Consenting febrile outpatients aged 6 months and older were recruited in 21 selected sentinel sites throughout Madagascar from April 2014 to September 2015. Standard clinical examinations were performed, and blood and upper respiratory specimens were taken for rapid diagnostic tests and molecular assays for 36 pathogens of interest for Madagascar in terms of publi

SUBMITTER: Guillebaud J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062140 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature