Characteristics and Factors Associated with Death among Patients Hospitalized for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, South Korea, 2013

Characteristics and Factors Associated with Death among Patients Hospitalized for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, South Korea, 2013

In South Korea, nationwide surveillance for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) began during 2013. Among 301 surveillance cases, 35 hospitalized case-patients in 25 areas were confirmed by using virologic testing, and 16 (46%) case-patients subsequently died. The SFTS cases occurred d...

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Main Authors: Jaeseung Shin, Donghyok Kwon, Seung-Ki Youn, Ji-Hyuk Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
virus
phlebovirus
Bunyaviridae
tickborne
vectorborne
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/14-1928_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/14-1928_article

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