Health Condition 1: B998- Other infectious disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Diagnostic intervention arm: In the diagnostic intervention arm,following steps will be taken in the first one hour of presentation on top of the routine care - 2 ml of venous blood wil
Sponsors
Manipal Centre for Infectious disease
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) Either gender, >= 18 years old, attending emergency medicine Department at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka ii) Acute febrile illness for more than 5-15 days, Fever will be defined as more than 37.5°C tympanic or oral temperature at presentation or within the last 5 days of presentation. iii) Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i. Those patients who have an established microbiological diagnosis or localized source of infection at presentation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: Duration of hospital stay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MortalityTimepoint: at 30-day from the time of enrollment;Total antibiotic consumptionTimepoint: Days of therapy | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactNitin gupta
Kasturba Medical College
Outcome results
None listed