Diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of acute febrile illness in South India: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute febrile illness (AFI) is characterized by malaise, myalgia and a raised temperature that is a nonspecific manifestation of infectious diseases in the tropics. The lack of appropriate diagnostics for the evaluation of AFI leads to increased morbidity and mortality in resource-limited settings, specifically low-income countries like India. The review aimed to identify the number, type and quality of diagnostics used for AFI evaluation during passive case detection at health care centres in South India.

Methods

A scoping review of peer-reviewed English language original research articles published between 1946-July 2018 from four databases was undertaken to assess the type and number of diagnostics used in AFI evaluation in South India. Results were stratified

SUBMITTER: Bhaskaran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854686 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature