Scoring systems for prediction of malaria and dengue fever in non-endemic areas among travellers arriving from tropical and subtropical areas
Conclusion
The presented scoring systems provide novel tools for structured assessment of patients with tropical fever in a non-endemic area and highlight clinical signs associated with a potential severe aetiology to direct the need for microbial investigation.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Satarvandi, D., van der Werff, S. D., Naucler, P., Hildenwall, H., Sonden, K. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
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