Assessment of febrile illness in the returned traveller
Leggat, Peter A. (2007) Assessment of febrile illness in the returned traveller. Australian Family Physician, 36 (5). pp. 328-332.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Fever is among the most frequently reported problems in returning travellers. OBJECTIVE: This article provides an overview of the general approach to fever in the returned traveller, including identification of common causes and management. DISCUSSION: The returned traveller may present with fever and it is important to exclude life threatening conditions such as malaria that may be related to the travel. A complete risk assessment should be undertaken, including a complete travel history, examination and further investigations, to help to narrow the differential diagnosis. Common tropical diseases found include malaria, dengue, enteric fever, rickettsial infections and respiratory infections. General practitioners should be alert to the public health implications of travel related diseases.
| Item ID: | 2795 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 0300-8495 |
| Keywords: | travel health; traveller; febrile illness |
| Additional Information: | Copyright to Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: www.afp.org.au |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2009 05:37 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111706 Epidemiology @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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