Participants
infection, acute febrile illness, fever
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION, INFECTION, DISEASE
The study participants included patients aged 1 year and older who presented to the outpatient departments of the participating health centers with acute febrile illness, defined as tympanic temperature of more than 37.5°C or axillary temperature of more than 37.0°C or history of fever lasting 7 days or fewer, with no focus or with a suspected respiratory tract infection. Patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of severe disease who required hospitalization or referral and those with skin/soft tissue infection as a probable cause of fever were excluded.