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It is unclear if rapid viral testing in the emergency department for children with acute febrile respiratory infections reduces the rates of antibiotic use, blood testing, or urine testing. [11] The relative risk reduction of chest x-ray utilization in children screened with rapid viral testing is 77% compared with controls. [11]
A recent history of mosquito bites and an acute febrile illness associated with neurologic signs and symptoms should cause clinical suspicion of WNV. [57] Diagnosis of West Nile virus infections is generally accomplished by serologic testing of blood serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is obtained via a lumbar puncture. Initial screening ...
[7] [54] A neutropenic fever, also called febrile neutropenia, is a fever in the absence of normal immune system function. [55] Because of the lack of infection-fighting neutrophils , a bacterial infection can spread rapidly; this fever is, therefore, usually considered to require urgent medical attention. [ 56 ]
A person with an acute febrile respiratory illness with clinical, radiological, or histopathological evidence of pulmonary parenchymal disease (e.g., pneumonia or acute respiratory distress Syndrome), an inconclusive MERS-CoV laboratory test (that is, a positive screening test without confirmation), and a resident of or traveler to Middle ...
Acute bronchitis can be defined as acute bacterial or viral infection of the larger airways in healthy patients with no history of recurrent disease. [8] It affects over 40 adults per 1000 each year and consists of transient inflammation of the major bronchi and trachea. [ 9 ]
Influenza-like illness (ILI), also known as flu-like syndrome or flu-like symptoms, is a medical diagnosis of possible influenza or other illness causing a set of common symptoms. These include fever, shivering , chills , malaise , dry cough , loss of appetite , body aches, nausea , and sneezing typically in connection with a sudden onset of ...
Oropouche fever is characterized as an acute febrile illness, meaning that it begins with a sudden onset of a fever followed by other clinical symptoms. [8] It typically takes four to eight days from the incubation period to first start noticing signs of infection, beginning from the bite of the infected mosquito or midge.
Febrile seizures are due to fevers, [12] usually those greater than 38 °C (100.4 °F). [16] The cause of the fevers is often a viral illness. [1] The likelihood of a febrile seizure is related to how high the temperature reaches. [1] [6] Some feel that the rate of increase is not important [1] while others feel the rate of increase is a risk ...