Lydia Helen Rautman, Oumou Maiga-Ascofaré, Daniel Eibach, Benedikt Hogan, Denise Dekker, Anna Jaeger, Charity Wiafe Akenten, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Felix Osei Boateng, Henry Hanson, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Nimako Sarpong, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Benno Kreuels, Jürgen May, Ralf Krumkamp
BACKGROUND: Healthcare 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. METHODS: Febrile children under 15 years, admitted to the study hospital paediatric ward, were recruited to the study and clinical data were collected throughout hospitalisation...
December 13, 2023: Tropical Medicine & International Health