Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System

Dimzova, Marija; Bosilkovski, Mile; Baymakova, Magdalena

doi:10.14744/etd.2020.56667

Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System

Mile BOSİLKOVSKİ, (Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Medical Faculty, University hospital for infectious diseases and febrile conditions, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)

Magdalena BAYMAKOVA, (Military Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria)

Marija DİMZOVA (Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Medical Faculty, University hospital for infectious diseases and febrile conditions, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)

Erciyes Medical Journal

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 42 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 121 - 126 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/etd.2020.56667 İndeks Tarihi: 13-10-2020

Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System

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Despite the great advancements seen in medicine in recent years, fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a serious diagnosticchallenge. Regardless of the etiological elucidation in many cases of FUO and the progress seen in the management of thesepatients, there are currently many weaknesses in this area as a result of inconsistency in the definition and interpretation ofkey terminology and the utilization of different definitions and classifications. As a result, there is confusion among medicalpractitioners about FUO, which leads to laborious and difficult comparisons among different case series. This study outlinesthe mismatch in terminology and diversity found in the classification of the conditions that cause FUO and emphasizes thediscrepancies between what some terminology intends to represent and what it actually represents in reality. Thus, we attempted to determine an appropriate solution for established inconsistencies.

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APA	Bosilkovski M, Baymakova M, Dimzova M (2020). Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. , 121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
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IEEE	Bosilkovski M,Baymakova M,Dimzova M "Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System." , ss.121 - 126, 2020. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
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APA	Bosilkovski M, Baymakova M, Dimzova M (2020). Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. Erciyes Medical Journal, 42(2), 121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
Chicago	Bosilkovski Mile,Baymakova Magdalena,Dimzova Marija Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. Erciyes Medical Journal 42, no.2 (2020): 121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
MLA	Bosilkovski Mile,Baymakova Magdalena,Dimzova Marija Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. Erciyes Medical Journal, vol.42, no.2, 2020, ss.121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
AMA	Bosilkovski M,Baymakova M,Dimzova M Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2020; 42(2): 121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
Vancouver	Bosilkovski M,Baymakova M,Dimzova M Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2020; 42(2): 121 - 126. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
IEEE	Bosilkovski M,Baymakova M,Dimzova M "Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System." Erciyes Medical Journal, 42, ss.121 - 126, 2020. 10.14744/etd.2020.56667
ISNAD	Bosilkovski, Mile vd. "Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System". Erciyes Medical Journal 42/2 (2020), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.14744/etd.2020.56667