Factors associated with pediatric febrile illnesses in 27 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Paddy SsentongoVernon M ChinchilliKhush ShahThaddeus HarbaughDjibril M BaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2023)
Major causes of fevers in sub-Saharan Africa could be attributed to respiratory infections and possibly viral infections, which should not be treated by antimalarial drugs or antibiotics. Point-of-care diagnostics are needed to identify the pathogenic causes of respiratory infections to guide the clinical management of fevers in limited-resource countries.