Fever of unknown origin: What is remarkable in the elderly in a developing country?


Onal I. K., Cankurtaran M., Cakar M., Halil M., Ulger Z., Dogu B. B., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION, vol.52, no.6, pp.399-404, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.021
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.399-404
  • Keywords: fever of unknown origin (FUO), elderly, tuberculosis, TURKEY, FUO
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate fever of unknown origin (FUO) in 97 patients and compare geriatric and adult population.