Assessment of the burden of malaria and bacteraemia by retrospective molecular diagnosis in febrile illnesses and first-line anti-infectives in Côte d'Ivoire
The aetiologies of fever are poorly understood in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to assess the burden of malaria and bacteria in Côte d’Ivoire. Blood samples from 438 febrile and 346 afebrile people were screened using molecular tools. Plasmodium falciparum was the most common microorganism associated...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Travel medicine and infectious disease 2021-09, Vol.43, p.102105-102105, Article 102105 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The aetiologies of fever are poorly understood in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to assess the burden of malaria and bacteria in Côte d’Ivoire.
Blood samples from 438 febrile and 346 afebrile people were screened using molecular tools.
Plasmodium falciparum was the most common microorganism associated with fever (46.8% in febrile, 23.4% in afebrile people; p |
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ISSN: | 1477-8939 1873-0442 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102105 |