A New Diagnostic Model to Distinguish Kawasaki Disease From Other Febrile Illnesses in Chongqing: A Retrospective Study on 10,367 Patients.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most prevailing vasculitis among infants and young children, and has become the leading cause of acquired heart disease in childhood. Delayed diagnosis of KD can lead to serious cardiovascular complications. We sought to create a diagnostic model to help distinguish children with KD from children with other febrile illnesses [febrile controls (FCs)] to allow prompt treatment. Methods: Significant independent predictors were identified by applying multivariate logistic regression analyses. A new diagnostic model was constructed and compared with that from diagnostic tests created by other scholars. Results: Data from 10,367 patients were collected. Twelve independent predictors were determined: a lower percentage of monocyt

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7693557 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature