Clinical management and outcomes of acute febrile illness in children attending a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The management of febrile illnesses is challenging in settings where diagnostic laboratory facilities are limited, and there are few published longitudinal data on children presenting with fever in such settings. We have previously conducted the first comprehensive study of infectious aetiologies of febrile children presenting to a tertiary care facility in Ethiopia. We now report on clinicians' prescribing adherence with guidelines and outcomes of management in this cohort.

Methods

We consecutively enrolled febrile children aged 2 months and under 13 years, who were then managed by clinicians based on presentation and available laboratory and radiologic findings on day of enrolment. We prospectively collected outcome data on days 7 and 14, and retrospectively eva

SUBMITTER: Shimelis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069758 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature