A prospective multicenter study on fever of unknown origin: the yield of a structured diagnostic protocol.

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Published in Medicine (Baltimore) on January 01, 2007

Authors

Chantal P Bleeker-Rovers1, Fidel J Vos, Elisabeth M H A de Kleijn, Aart H Mudde, Ton S M Dofferhoff, Clemens Richter, Tineke J Smilde, Paul F M Krabbe, Wim J G Oyen, Jos W M van der Meer

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. c.bleeker-rovers@AIG.umcn.nl

Associated clinical trials:

Evaluation of Diagnosis of Fever and Biologic Inflammatory Syndrome of Unknown Origin (FUO) | NCT02786693

A Two-step Method Apparently Improved the Physicians' Level of Diagnosis Decision-making for Adult Patients With FUO | NCT02035670

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