Health Condition 1: B999- Unspecified infectious disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Manipal Centre for Infectious Disease
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting to the emergency department with fever Inclusion Criteria 1. Age group >=18 years 2. Fever >99.50F 3. Fever with a duration less than 7 days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1, Patients who are not willing to provide written informed consent 2. Fever with localizing symptoms to specific cause 3. Patients with malignancy, immunosuppression or autoimmune disorderr Localizing symptoms: 1. Respiratory - cough, shortness of breath, crepitations on auscultation 2. Throat â?? tonsillitis, ear discharge 3. Musculoskeletal â?? abscess, cellulitis, single joint pain. 4. Gastrointestinal â?? abdominal pain with localized source appendicitis, cholecystitis 5. Genito urinary â?? burning micturition, renal angle tenderness, vaginal discharge, haematuria. 6. CNS â?? seizure, neck stiffness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients treated successfully as per protocolTimepoint: 7 DAYS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. Secondary outcome: a) Fever defervescence time, total investigations that were contributory/non-contributory required per person, b) proportion of patients with a definite diagnosis, c) Proportion of patients who develop sepsis & requires hospital admission, recovery. d) antimicrobial usageTimepoint: 7 DAYS | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAlli Sai Deepak
Kasturba Medical College ,Manipal
Outcome results
None listed