"Fever of Unknown Origin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fever in which the etiology cannot be ascertained.
| Descriptor ID |
D005335
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.119.344.345
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fever of Unknown Origin".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fever of Unknown Origin" by people in Profiles.
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Burzo ML, Antonelli M, Pecorini G, Favuzzi AMR, Landolfi R, Flex A. Fever of unknown origin and splenomegaly: A case report of blood culture negative endocarditis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec; 96(50):e9197.
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Connolly E, Eppes SC. Fever in a returning traveler: the importance of a good history, physical examination, and focused laboratory testing. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Feb; 53(2):201-3.
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Katragkou A, Roilides E. Best practice in treating infants and children with proven, probable or suspected invasive fungal infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2011 Jun; 24(3):225-9.
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Hakim H, Flynn PM, Knapp KM, Srivastava DK, Gaur AH. Etiology and clinical course of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Sep; 31(9):623-9.
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Carr BG, Weisbein JL, Gaieski DF. Salmonella meningitis in an immunocompetent adult. J Emerg Med. 2011 Mar; 40(3):267-70.
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Chung PJ, Chung J, Shah MN, Meltzer DO. How do residents learn? The development of practice styles in a residency program. Ambul Pediatr. 2003 Jul-Aug; 3(4):166-72.
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Taylor AJ, Rupard EJ. A 38-year-old staff sergeant with fevers, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Mil Med. 2001 Oct; 166(10):909-12.