title: [Fever without a recognizable cause in general practice: what should be done?].
abstract: Fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms for consultation in general practice. For the vast majority of cases, a specific cause is never found, and the fever disappears spontaneously. We present an algorithm for the management of a febrile adult patient with the aim to help recognize early a potentially dangerous infection and to avoid unjustified blind antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Departement für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gubler
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lüthy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Fieber ohne erkennbare Ursache in der Praxis: Was tun?