• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · May 2012

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    [Fever of unknown origin in the intensive care unit].

    • S Lemmen and K Lewalter.
    • Zentralbereich für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinkum Aachen. slemmen@ukaachen.de
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2012 May 1;137(21):1123-5.

    AbstractFever is common in patients in intensive care units. Sources of fever can be infectious or non-infectious. The most common sources of infectious fever include ventilator-associated pneumonia, intravascular catheter-related infections, infection with Clostridium difficile or sinusitis. Typical examples of non-infectious fever include thromboembolic events, myocardial infarction, autoimmune disease, withdrawal symptoms or a drug-fever. Every new onset of fever prompts diagnostic decisions, treatment with antipyretics should be discussed critically.© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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