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Causes of acute fever with an evident focus of infection without bacteraemia (n=151)
| Site | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 50 (33.1) |
| UTI | 38 (25.2) |
| Cellulitis/abscess | 24 (15.9) |
| TB (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) | 14 (9.3) |
| Pyelonephritis | 10 (6.6) |
| Acute meningitis | 6 (4.0) |
| Viral | 5 |
| Bacterial | 1 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 5 (3.3) |
| Puerperal sepsis | 2 (1.3) |
| Swine flu | 2 (1.3) |
UTI, urinary tract infection; TB, tuberculosis
