The perks of prognostic biomarkers: A paradigm switch in the triage of sick febrile patients

Fever is indisputably one of the most common symptoms triggering the quest for health care provision, globally, but particularly so in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where infectious diseases remain highly prevalent, and where fever is a well-known cause of premature mortality. The epidemio...

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Autor: Bassat Orellana, Quique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/135337
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/135337
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Marcadors bioquímics
Febre
Biochemical markers
Fever
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Sumario:Fever is indisputably one of the most common symptoms triggering the quest for health care provision, globally, but particularly so in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where infectious diseases remain highly prevalent, and where fever is a well-known cause of premature mortality. The epidemiology of fever is highly variable, with a myriad of different potential etiologies, and heavily dependent on a variety of parameters, including among others, the age of the individual affected, the presence of concomitant conditions, the geographical distribution and circulation of different pathogens, and the implementation of different control measures destined to decrease the risk of certain diseases.