title: [Fever of unknown origin. Infectious causes].
abstract: Infectious diseases remain one of the most important causes of fever of unexplained origin (FUO). We review the spectrum of infectious diseases in the different clinical situations of patients with FUO, namely in classical FUO, in patients with HIV infection, in health care-associated or nosocomial FUO, and in immunocompromised patients with FUO. The most important question is which clinical features make a specific disease a candidate to cause FUO.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, Regensburg, Germany. bernd.salzberger@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salzberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schneidewind
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hanses
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birkenfeld
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller-Schilling
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*