Evaluating fever of unknown origin definitions in a tertiary care setting: Implications for diagnostic criteria revision
Adapting FUO criteria to local contexts improves diagnostic accuracy and treatment. Definition B (40.8% prevalence) showed practical utility, with higher mortality in patients discharged on empirical 'Anti-tuberculosis therapy'.
Authors
- Yogesh Bahurupi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-1624)
- Rohit Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-2505)
- Pathik Dhangar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8663-0227)
- Prasan Kumar Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-7245)
- Kavita Khoiwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3156-7486)
- Sandeep Saini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-9683)
- Ravi Kant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-4478)
- Ruchi Dua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-673X)
- Ashutosh Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5634-7749)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v15.i2.101388
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51