Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 4, Number 1, January 1998
Abstract
In the Army and DoD, there is increasing emphasis on the management of medical resources (including clinical infectious disease and microbiologic diagnostic resources). At the same time, as part of national and international efforts, the DoD is attempting to enhance its capabilities to detect, assess, and respond to "emerging" infectious diseases. The diagnosis "fever of unknown origin (FUO)" is properly used for cases in which the cause of a temperature elevation remains unclear after the completion of an evaluation consistent with that usually performed in persons presenting with fever. The term is useful because it separates more serious and enigmatic febrile illnesses from those that are self-limited or easily diagnosed (e.g., streptococcal pharyngitis). If the rigor of diagnostic evaluations of febrile soldiers were to decline over time, or if soldiers were to acquire etiologically obscure ("emerging") infectious diseases in clusters or at progressively higher rates, then hospitalizations with discharge diagnoses of "fever of unknown origin" might be expected to increase. This report assesses trends and characteristics of recent hospitalizations of soldiers with "fevers of unknown origin."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA497208
Entities
People
- John Brundage
- Kimmie Kohlhase
- Lisa Pearse
- Mark V Rubertone
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center