BRIEF REPORT: Incidence, Etiology, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Hospital-acquired Fever: A Systematic, Evidence-based Review
dc.contributor.author | Kaul, Daniel R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Flanders, Scott A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Beck, James M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Saint, Sanjay | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T18:27:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T18:27:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-11 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Kaul, Daniel R.; Flanders, Scott A.; Beck, James M.; Saint, Sanjay (2006). "BRIEF REPORT: Incidence, Etiology, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Hospital-acquired Fever: A Systematic, Evidence-based Review." Journal of General Internal Medicine 21(11): 1184-1187. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71660> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0884-8734 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1525-1497 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71660 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17026728&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Temperature is universally measured in the hospitalized patient, but the literature on hospital-acquired fever has not been systematically reviewed. This systematic review is intended to provide clinicians with an overview of the incidence, etiology, and outcome of hospital-acquired fever. DATA SOURCES : We searched MEDLINE (1970 to 2005), EMBASE (1988 to 2004), and Web of Knowledge. References of all included articles were reviewed. Articles that focused on children, fever in the developing world, classic fever of unknown origin, or specialized patient populations were excluded. REVIEW METHODS : Articles were reviewed independently by 2 authors before inclusion; a third author acted as arbiter. RESULTS : Of over 1,000 studies reviewed, 7 met the criteria for inclusion. The incidence of hospital-acquired fever ranged from 2% to 17%. The etiology of fever was infection in 37% to 74%. Rates of antibiotic use for patients with a noninfectious cause of fever ranged from 29% to 55% for a mean duration of 6.6 to 9.6 days. Studies varied widely in their methodology and the patient population studied. CONCLUSIONS : Limited information is available to guide an evidence-based approach to hospital-acquired fever. We propose criteria to help standardize future studies of this important clinical situation. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Inc | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2006 by the Society of General Internal Medicine. All rights reserved | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Fever | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Hospital Units | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Hospitalization | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Inpatients | en_US |
dc.title | BRIEF REPORT: Incidence, Etiology, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Hospital-acquired Fever: A Systematic, Evidence-based Review | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Internal Medicine and Specialties | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA . | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 17026728 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/71660/1/j.1525-1497.2006.00566.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00566.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of General Internal Medicine | en_US |
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