Fever of unknown origin diagnostic criteria
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Diagnostic Criteria
In 1961 Petersdorf and Beeson suggested the following criteria:[1][2]
- Fever higher than 38.3°C (101°F) on several occasions
- Persisting without diagnosis for at least 3 weeks
- At least 1 week's investigation in hospital
References
- ↑ Mandell's Principles and Practices of Infection Diseases 6th Edition (2004) by Gerald L. Mandell MD, MACP, John E. Bennett MD, Raphael Dolin MD, ISBN 0-443-06643-4 · Hardback · 4016 Pages Churchill Livingstone
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, ISBN 0-07-140235-7