Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome from Scrub Typhus

Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome from Scrub Typhus

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and scrub typhus are disorders with similar clinical features; therefore, differentiating between them is difficult. We retrospectively collected data from 183 SFTS and 178 scrub typhus patients and validated an existing scoring system to develop a...

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Main Authors: Hyoung Sul, Na Ra Yun, Dong-Min Kim, Young Keun Kim, Jieun Kim, Jian Hur, Sook In Jung, Seong Yeol Ryu, Ji Yeon Lee, Kyungmin Huh, Yee Gyung Kwak, Hye Won Jeong, Jung Yeon Heo, Dong Sik Jung, Sun Hee Lee, Sun Hee Park, Joon-Sup Yeom, Hyungdon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
scrub typhus
tsutsugamushi
differential diagnosis
scoring system
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/5/1093

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