DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA BECAUSE OF IMPROPER EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY

Although most parts of Iran is free of malaria owing to appreciable struggle against this disease by the Ministry of Public Health, in every case of fever of unknown origin (FUO) possibility of malaria should not be neglected. Unjustified administration of antibiotics can delay the diagnosis because...

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Main Authors: M. Jalali Tabatabai, P. Vosough, H. Samadpour, Sh. Yousefi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2000-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1683