The Role of Invasive and Non-Invasive Procedures in Diagnosing Fever of Unknown Origin

Mete, BİLGÜL; Vanli, Ersin; Yemisen, Mucahit; Balkan, İLKER; Dagtekin, Hilal; Ozaras, Reşat; Saltoglu, NEŞE; Mert, Ali; Ozturk, Recep; Tabak, ÖMER

doi:10.7150/ijms.4591

The Role of Invasive and Non-Invasive Procedures in Diagnosing Fever of Unknown Origin

Mete B., Vanli E., Yemisen M., Balkan İ. İ., Dagtekin H., Ozaras R., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.9, sa.8, ss.682-689, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.7150/ijms.4591
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.682-689
Anahtar Kelimeler: fever of unknown origin, invasive investigations, non-invasive techniques, PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER, TURKEY, SPECTRUM, ADULTS, CLUES, FUO
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The etiology of fever of unknown origin has changed because of the recent advances in and widespread use of invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tools. However, undiagnosed patients still constitute a significant number.