2023
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13962
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Fever in focus: Symptoms, diagnoses and treatment of febrile children in Ghana—A longitudinal hospital study

Lydia Helen Rautman,
Oumou Maiga‐Ascofaré,
Daniel Eibach
et al.

Abstract: BackgroundHealthcare resources are often limited in areas of sub‐Saharan Africa. This makes accurate and timely diagnoses challenging and delays treatment of childhood febrile illness. We explored longitudinal characteristics related to symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of hospitalised febrile children in a rural area of Ghana highly endemic for malaria.MethodsFebrile children under 15 years, admitted to the study hospital paediatric ward, were recruited to the study and clinical data were collected throughout… Show more

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