Management of febrile illness in rural Guinea over a seven-year period
A retrospective study
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| ID | 19592467 |
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| Autores | Karifa Kourouma (0000-0001-6375-262X, autor de correspondencia), Fassou Mathias Grovogui (0000-0001-7356-9677), Alexandre Délamou (0000-0002-9397-7106, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry), Mahamoud Sama Chérif (0000-0002-4768-9234, Institut Supérieur Agronomique et Vétérinaire Valéry Giscard d'Estaing), Brecht Ingelbeen (0000-0002-2214-6858, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde), Abdoul Habib Béavogui (0000-0003-4950-6224), Johan van Griensven (0000-0001-6581-2964, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde), Emmanuel Bottieau (0000-0002-5868-7760, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde) |
| Editores | Julia Robinson (0000-0003-0719-3995) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 2 |
| Número | 10 |
| Páginas | e0001133 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-10-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Editorial | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001133 |
| PMID | 36962689 |
| OpenAlex | W4304701141 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 19 |
Introduction Febrile illnesses constitute a major clinical challenge in tropical settings. We aimed to assess the frequency, presentation and management of febrile illness at two health facilities in Forécariah, Guinea, with a focus on appropriateness of antibiotic prescription. Materials and methods This was a retrospective study conducted in patient files in a health center and a district hospital. Proportions of antibiotic prescription were determined by age group and syndromes as well as appropriateness of antibiotic prescription using the WHO model list (2019). Results From 2014 to 2020, 23,583 of 62,185 (38.0%) visits were related to febrile illness. Most patients with fever were female (56.1%) and evaluated at the health center (81.0%). Gastrointestinal (40.6%) and respiratory syndromes (36.8%), and undifferentiated fever (30.0%) were the most common presentations. Malaria was confirmed in 61.3% of the cohort. Overall, the rate of antibiotic prescription was high (14,834/23,583, 62.9%), mostly among patients aged Conclusions Febrile illness is a major cause of consultation in rural Guinea. Rate of antibiotic prescription was high, even in confirmed malaria and was often considered inappropriate. There is a pressing need to investigate the etiological spectrum and improve the diagnostic approach of febrile illness in Guinea
Antibiotics · Cohort · Malaria · Medical prescription · Penicillin · Respiratory system · Respiratory tract infections · Retrospective cohort study · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Hematological disorders and diagnostics · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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