Assessment of Pediatric Admissions for Kawasaki Disease or Infectious Disease During the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Japan
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4475
Abstract: Key Points Question Is Kawasaki disease (KD) associated with droplet- or contact-transmitted infection? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 17 235 pediatric patients, the number of admissions for KD showed no significant change (27.4% decrease) during… read more here.
Keywords: disease infectious; assessment pediatric; disease; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords
Is Kawasaki disease an infectious disorder?
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DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13213
Abstract: Although the etiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) is largely unknown, a large body of clinical, epidemiologic, immunologic, pathologic and ultrastructural evidence suggests that an infectious agent triggers a cascade that causes the illness. However, this… read more here.
Keywords: disease infectious; etiology; disease; kawasaki disease ... See more keywords