Universal versus conditional three-day follow up visit for children with uncomplicated fever at the community level: design of a cluster-randomized, community-based, non-inferiority trial in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: The current recommendation within integrated Community Case Management guidelines that all children presenting with uncomplicated fever and no danger signs be followed up after three days may not be necessary. Such fevers often resolve rapidly (usually within 48–96 h), and previous studi...

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Autores principales: van Boetzelaer, Elburg, Ho, Lara S., Gutman, Julie R., Steinhardt, Laura C., Wittcoff, Alison, Barbera, Yolanda, Ngoy, Pascal, Harvey, Steven A., Mullany, Luke C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5267426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0792-1

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