Positive Serology for Dengue Viral Infection in Pediatric Patients With Kawasaki Disease in Southern Thailand
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Positive serology for dengue viral infection in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease in southern Thailand.
BACKGROUND The etiologic agent of Kawasaki disease (KD) is unknown, but may be dengue infection because of reported cases of concomitant KD and dengue. METHODS AND RESULTS Prospective study was conducted to ascertain the relationship of positive serology for dengue infection in pediatric patients presenting with KD. A total of 65 cases were diagnosed with KD during the period of 4 years and o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-0158