An observational prospective cohort study of the epidemiology of hospitalized patients with acute febrile illness in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiology of acute febrile illness, a common cause of hospitalization in Indonesia, has not been systematically studied.

Methodology/principal findings

This prospective observational study enrolled febrile patients (temperature ≥38°C) aged ≥1 year from July 2013 until June 2016 at eight government referral teaching hospitals in seven provincial capitals in Indonesia. Patients were managed according to the hospital standard-of-care (SOC), and blood samples were drawn for molecular and serological assays. Clinical data, laboratory results, and specimens for additional tests were collected at enrollment, days 14-28, and at three months. Regular follow-up visits were then scheduled for every three months either until symptoms resolved or until one year. In tota

SUBMITTER: Gasem MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6977771 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature