Assessing the Need for Referrals in Febrile Pediatric Patients in Resource-Limited Communities of South and Southeast Asia - Takeaways - MDSpire

Assessing the Need for Referrals in Febrile Pediatric Patients in Resource-Limited Communities of South and Southeast Asia

  • By

  • Arjun Chandna

  • Constantinos Koshiaris

  • Raman Mahajan

  • Riris Adono Ahmad

  • Dinh Thi Van Anh

  • Khalid Shams Choudhury

  • Suy Keang

  • Nguyen The Nguyen Phung

  • Sayaphet Rattanavong

  • Souphaphone Vannachone

  • Chris Painter

  • Mikhael Yosia

  • Naomi Waithira

  • Mohammad Yazid Abdad

  • Janjira Thaipadungpanit

  • Paul Turner

  • Phan Huu Phuc

  • Dinesh Mondal

  • Mayfong Mayxay

  • Bui Thanh Liem

  • Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • Eggi Arguni

  • Rafael Perera-Salazar

  • Melissa Richard-Greenblatt

  • Yoel Lubell

  • Sakib Burza

  • April 29, 2026

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    Infectious diseases cause 2.5 million deaths annually in children aged 1−59 months, often due to late presentation or barriers to healthcare access.

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    Current WHO IMCI guidelines do not utilize vital signs for assessing illness severity, relying instead on clinical danger signs with suboptimal accuracy.

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    Pulse oximetry, identified as a valuable tool for predicting poor outcomes, remains underutilized in community settings due to various barriers.

  • 4

    Integration of clinical assessment with host biomarker testing shows promise in improving risk stratification for febrile children in resource-limited areas.

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    The study evaluated multivariable clinical prediction models to enhance referral decision-making for febrile children in decentralized healthcare contexts.

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Assessing the Need for Referrals in Febrile Pediatric Patients in Resource-Limited Communities of South and Southeast Asia

  • by Arjun Chandna, Constantinos Koshiaris, Raman Mahajan, Riris Adono Ahmad, Dinh Thi Van Anh, Khalid Shams Choudhury, Suy Keang, Nguyen The Nguyen Phung, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Souphaphone Vannachone, Chris Painter, Mikhael Yosia, Naomi Waithira, Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Paul Turner, Phan Huu Phuc, Dinesh Mondal, Mayfong Mayxay, Bui Thanh Liem, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Eggi Arguni, Rafael Perera-Salazar, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Yoel Lubell, Sakib Burza

  • April 29, 2026

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