Fever of unknown origin (FUO): which are the factors influencing the final diagnosis? A 2005-2015 systematic review.

BMC Infect Dis · 2019 · PMC6647059 · PMID 31331269

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1,67-5,62) than in Europe; the diagnosis of NIID was more frequent in Middle East and Far East Asia than Southern Asia, the risk of having a NIID in Europe vs Southern Asia was close to significance (OR 4.17; IC 0.95–18.41); the diagnosis of neoplasm was more frequent in the case-series from Southern Asia and Middle East vs those from Far East Asia and Europe.

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