Fever in Adults (cont.)
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Author: Charles Davis, MD, PhD
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Kelly A Ellis, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland.
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Katherine M Prybys, DO, Assistant Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James S Cohen, MD, Consulting Staff, James Cohen, PC.
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Chan-Tack, Kirk M., and John Bartlett. "Fever of Unknown Origin." eMedicine.com. Dec. 17, 2009. <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/217675-overview>.
Cunha, John P. "Fever." MedicineNet.com. July 22, 2008. <http://www.medicinenet.com/aches_pain_fever/article.htm>.
Helman, Robert S., and Rania Habal. "Heatstroke." Sept. 18, 2009. <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/166320-overview>.
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Fever of Unknown Origin »
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was defined in 1961 by Petersdorf and Beeson as the following: (1) a temperature greater than 38.3°C (101°F) on several occasions, (2) more than 3 weeks' duration of illness, and (3) failure to reach a diagnosis despite one week of inpatient investigation.
