Mayxay M., Sengvilaipaseuth O., Chanthongthip A., Dubot Pérès Audrey, Rolain J. M., Parola P., Craig S. B., Tulsiani S., Burns M. A., Khanthavong M., Keola S., Pongvongsa T., Raoult Didier, Dittrich S., Newton P. N. (2015). Causes of fever in rural southern Laos. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93 (3), p. 517-520. ISSN 0002-9637.
Titre du document
Causes of fever in rural southern Laos
Année de publication
2015
Auteurs
Mayxay M., Sengvilaipaseuth O., Chanthongthip A., Dubot Pérès Audrey, Rolain J. M., Parola P., Craig S. B., Tulsiani S., Burns M. A., Khanthavong M., Keola S., Pongvongsa T., Raoult Didier, Dittrich S., Newton P. N.
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015,
93 (3), p. 517-520 ISSN 0002-9637
The etiology of fever in rural Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) has remained obscure until recently owing to the lack of laboratory facilities. We conducted a study to determine the causes of fever among 229 patients without malaria in Savannakhet Province, southern Laos; 52% had evidence of at least one diagnosis (45% with single and 7% with apparent multiple infections). Among patients with only one diagnosis, dengue (30.1%) was the most common, followed by leptospirosis (7.0%), Japanese encephalitis virus infection (3.5%), scrub typhus (2.6%), spotted fever group infection (0.9%), unspecified flavivirus infection (0.9%), and murine typhus (0.4%). We discuss the empirical treatment of fever in relation to these findings.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
LAOS
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010065288]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010065288
