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Laboratory features of common causes of fever in returned travelers
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posted on 2014-07-01, 00:00 authored by E C Cooper, I Ratnam, Mohammadreza MohebbiMohammadreza Mohebbi, K LederThere can be considerable overlap in the clinical presentation and laboratory features of dengue, malaria, and enteric fever, three important causes of fever in returned travelers. Routine laboratory tests including full blood examination (FBE), liver function tests (LFTs), and C-reactive protein (CRP) are frequently ordered on febrile patients, and may help differentiate between these possible diagnoses.
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Journal of travel medicineVolume
21Issue
4Pagination
235 - 239Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell PublishingLocation
Hoboken, NJPublisher DOI
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1195-1982eISSN
1708-8305Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Wiley-Blackwell PublishingUsage metrics
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AdultAustraliaC-Reactive ProteinDengueFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMalariaMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTravelTropical ClimateTropical MedicineTyphoid FeverYoung AdultScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesMedicine, General & InternalGeneral & Internal MedicineCOMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIALOWER RESPIRATORY-TRACTDENGUE-FEVERIMPORTED MALARIADIAGNOSTIC-VALUEINFECTIONSBACTERIALINDICATORSCHILDREN
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