Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness: The Utility of Doxycycline
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2024-02
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Journal of Indian Medical Association
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Acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses are associated with specific characterizations like fever of less than two weeks in duration with no organ-specific symptoms at onset. These range from mild and self-limiting disease to progressive, life-threatening illness. Acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses are classified into malaria and non-malarial illnesses on the basis of microscopy or malaria diagnostic tests. Doxycycline demonstrates the potential to inhibit dengue virus replication and exhibits anti-inflammatory activity. The potential of Doxycycline as an empirical choice among antibiotics is summarized in this article.
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Saraf Amit A, Mehta Ketan. Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness: The Utility of Doxycycline. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2024 Feb; 72(2): 12–17