RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Infectious causes of fever of unknown origin
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 285
OP 287
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-285
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Alastair C McGregor
A1 David A Moore
YR 2015
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/15/3/285.abstract
AB The causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) are changing because advances in clinical practice and diagnostics have facilitated the identification of some infections. A variety of bacterial infections can cause FUO, and these can be divided into those that are easy to identify using culture and those that require serological or molecular tests for identification. A number of viral, parasitic and fungal infections can also cause prolonged fever. This article summarises the clinical features and diagnostic strategy of these infections.