Returning Traveller Fever: Structured triage of high-risk imported fever syndromes requiring urgent exclusion.
Assessment Tier
Lower Acuity
Score 0
No major high-acuity travel fever feature selected.
Verified
Last Review: 2026-07-17
Use during early bedside triage when infection severity or treatment escalation is uncertain.
Support clinician judgement with a structured review of the highest-yield risk factors.
Standardise communication between admitting, ID, ICU, and pharmacy teams.
Travel from malaria-endemic region (+3)
Rash, bleeding, or capillary leak concern (+2)
Jaundice / hepatitis pattern (+1)
Respiratory compromise or pneumonia (+1)
Shock or sepsis physiology (+3)
Interpret the result together with source control, microbiology, host factors, and trajectory.
Escalate imaging, cultures, or specialist review when the tool lands in a high-risk tier.
Reassess dynamically if the patient deteriorates or new microbiology becomes available.
This tool supports structured infectious-disease decision making but does not replace clinician judgement or local guideline pathways.
This OpiCalc infectious-disease entry reflects commonly used guideline criteria and bedside risk features used in contemporary clinical practice.
Last Comprehensive Review: 2026-07-17