Fever in hospitalized medical patients
Bor D, Makadon H, Friedland G, Dasse P, Komaroff A, Aronson M. Fever in hospitalized medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1988, 3: 119-125. PMID: 3357068, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized medical patientsBacterial infectionsFever episodesMedical patientsSubsequent fever episodesAverage hospital stayCause of feverLength of hospitalizationUrinary tract infectionOccurrence of feverLower febrile responsesAfebrile patientsFebrile daysHospital stayHospital daysOlder patientsTract infectionsYounger patientsClinical profileFebrile patientsClinical cluesDrug reactionsMyocardial infarctionPrior infectionFebrile response