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Author: Balinandi, Stephen; Bakamutumaho, Barnabas; Kayiwa, John T.; Ongus, Juliette; Oundo, Joseph; Awor, Anna C.; Lutwama, Julius J.
Title: The viral aetiology of influenza-like illnesses in Kampala and Entebbe, Uganda, 2008
  • Document date: 2013_6_24
  • ID: 1m9b8tph_14
    Snippet: All patients were seen at the outpatient departments of the two study sites and none required hospital admission at the time of enrolment. Apart from fever, the most common clinical symptoms were cough (98.4%), shortness of breath (43.1%) and headache (29.0%). Only 3.8% (n = 14) of the study participants reported the presence of a chronic condition or illness such as active tuberculosis, chronic cough and chest pain. Almost all of the participant.....
    Document: All patients were seen at the outpatient departments of the two study sites and none required hospital admission at the time of enrolment. Apart from fever, the most common clinical symptoms were cough (98.4%), shortness of breath (43.1%) and headache (29.0%). Only 3.8% (n = 14) of the study participants reported the presence of a chronic condition or illness such as active tuberculosis, chronic cough and chest pain. Almost all of the participants (94.5%) reported to the clinic within three days (range: 1-31) of the onset of symptoms.

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