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fever of unknown origin: a standalone construct

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fever ofunknown origin1 CONSTRUCTFever of unknown originPETERSDORF · INFECTIOUS

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Infectious diseases

fever above 38.3 degrees Celsius on several occasions over at least three weeks that remains undiagnosed after one week of hospital investigation.

In infectious diseases, fever of unknown origin refers to fever above 38.3 degrees Celsius on several occasions over at least three weeks that remains undiagnosed after one week of hospital investigation. This meaning comes from Petersdorf (1961) in Medicine.[1]

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  1. Petersdorf, R. G., & Beeson, P. B. (1961). Fever of Unexplained Origin: Report on 100 Cases. Medicine, 40(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005792-196102000-00001

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