Single center blind testing of a US multi-center validated diagnostic algorithm for Kawasaki disease in Taiwan

Single center blind testing of a US multi-center validated diagnostic algorithm for Kawasaki disease in Taiwan

BackgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. The major challenge in KD diagnosis is that it shares clinical signs with other childhood febrile control (FC) subjects. We sought to determine if our algorithmic approach applied to a Taiwan cohort.MethodsA...

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Main Authors: Ho-Chang Kuo, Shiying Hao, Bo Jin, C. James Chou, Zhi Han, Ling-Sai Chang, Ying-Hsien Huang, Kuoyuan Hwa, John C. Whitin, Karl G. Sylvester, Charitha D. Reddy, Henry Chubb, Scott R. Ceresnak, John T. Kanegaye, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Jane C. Burns, Doff McElhinney, Harvey J. Cohen, Xuefeng B. Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
diagnosis
algorithm
inflammatory disease
febrile illness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1031387/full

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