Causes of non-malarial fever in Laos: A prospective study

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mayxay, Mayfong ^a,b,c   Castonguay Vanier, Josée ^a   Chansamouth, Vilada ^a   Dubot Pérès, Audrey ^a,c,d   Paris, Daniel H ^c,e   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^a,c   Tangkhabuanbutra, Jarasporn ^e   Douangdala, Phouvieng ^f   Inthalath, Saythong ^f   Souvannasing, Phoutthalavanh ^g   Slesak, Günther ^h   Tongyoo, Narongchai ^e   Chanthongthip, Anisone ^a   Panyanouvong, Phonepasith ^a   Sibounheuang, Bountoy ^a   Phommasone, Koukeo ^a   Dohnt, Michael ⁱ   Phonekeo, Darouny ^j   Hongvanthong, Bouasy ^k   Xayadeth, Sinakhone ^j   Ketmayoon, Pakapak ^l   Blacksell, Stuart D ^c,e   Moore, Catrin E ^a,c   Craig, Scott B ⁱ   Burns, Mary Anne ⁱ   von Sonnenburg, Frank ^m   Corwin, Andrew ⁿ   de Lamballerie, Xavier ^o   González, Iveth J ^p   Christophel, Eva Maria ^q   Cawthorne, Amy ^q   Bell, David ^p   Newton, Paul N ^a,c   more..

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Aix Marseille University IRD 190 Inserm 1207   (France)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital   (Laos)

^g Salavan Provincial Hospital   (Laos)

^h Paul Lechler Krankenhaus   (Germany)

ⁱ WHO FAO OIE Collaborating Centre for Leptospirosis Reference and Research   (Australia)

^j QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^k National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology   (Laos)

^l Centre for Malariology Parasitology and Entomology   (Laos)

^m WHO ^*  (Laos)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^o CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^p FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

^q The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; NALIDIXIC ACID; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHILD; DENGUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAOS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCRUB TYPHUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ACUTE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883399109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70008-1     Document Type: Article

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