A Study on Clinical Profile of Children with Fever more than 5-day Duration in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tirupati

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dc.contributor.authorBabu, ACen_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, PMen_US
dc.contributor.authorManohar, B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-12T08:15:07Z
dc.date.available2025-05-12T08:15:07Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In children, fever is generally a sign of infection. Fever due to other causes including malignancy is rare. The prognosis for the most common forms of pediatric infections is usually excellent, but this is not the case for some bacterial infections and malignancies. Aims and Objectives: (1) Aims: To study the clinical profile of children with fever more than 5-day duration in children 1 month to 12 years of age. (2) Objectives: To document the clinical profile of children with fever more than 5-day duration. To document the outcome of children with fever more than 5-day duration. Materials and Methods: Study design: Prospective study. Setting: In-patients from a tertiary care hospital. Participants: 106 (mean age: 5.9 years) children between 1 month and 12 years with fever more than 5 days duration (fever – axillary temperature >99°F and oral temperature >100°F). Results: Among 106 children (57 males and 49 females), 83% had a fever for 6–10 days, 44.4% had vomiting, 41.5% had chills/rigors, 25.5% needed oxygen supplementation, 55.7% needed intravenous fluids, 30.2% had hospital stay >10 days, 59.4% had intensive care unit stay, 32.1% were diagnosed as scrub typhus/spotted fever; 91.5% improved, 3.8% died. Conclusion: Children with prolonged fever had overall better outcomes when brought earlier to the hospital setting. Most of the cases (91.5%) recovered without complications. Early and proper work-up and intervention improve the outcome in prolonged fevers.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Department Of Paediatrics, SV Medical College and SVRRGGH, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, SV Medical College and SVRRGGH, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head of the Department, Department of Paediatrics, SV Medical College and SVRRGGH, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBabu AC, Kumar PM, Manohar B.. A Study on Clinical Profile of Children with Fever more than 5-day Duration in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tirupati. International Journal of Scientific Study. 2024 Nov; 12(8): 36-41en_US
dc.identifier.issn2321-6379
dc.identifier.issn2321-595X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/246954
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Research Organization for Life & Health Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijss-sn.com/uploads/2/0/1/5/20153321/ijss_nov_24_oa05_-_2024.pdfen_US
dc.subjectFeveren_US
dc.subjectInfectious diseaseen_US
dc.subjectProlonged feveren_US
dc.titleA Study on Clinical Profile of Children with Fever more than 5-day Duration in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tirupatien_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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