title: [Fever of unknown origin in the intensive care unit].
abstract: Fever 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.
authors.affiliation: Zentralbereich für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinkum Aachen. slemmen@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lemmen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lewalter
mesh_terms: D058633:Antipyretics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D058633:Antipyretics