What does this article add?
Infectious diseases can also progress to serious conditions, such as
sepsis, which can sometimes be fatal. Therefore, it is crucial to
determine the cause of fever to initiate appropriate treatment. However,
there is still no consensus among clinicians regarding the use of CT in
patients with acute fever without clinical clues. Therefore, in this
study, we examined the use of CT in the identification of sources of
infection in patients with acute fever of unknown origin. We
investigated whether there was any predictor of the source of infection
in thoracic and abdominal CT scans undertaken to explore the etiology of
fever.