Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on July 18, 2013

Authors

John A Crump1, Anne B Morrissey, William L Nicholson, Robert F Massung, Robyn A Stoddard, Renee L Galloway, Eng Eong Ooi, Venance P Maro, Wilbrod Saganda, Grace D Kinabo, Charles Muiruri, John A Bartlett

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. john.crump@duke.edu

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