Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: comparison with scrub typhus and clinical diagnostic prediction.

Sang-Won ParkChang-Seop LeeJeong-Han KimIn-Gyu BaeChisook MoonYee Gyung KwakBaek-Nam KimJae Hoon LeeSeong Yeol RyuHee-Chang JangJian HurJae-Bum JunYounghee JungHyun-Ha ChangYoung Keun KimJeong-Hwan HwangYeon-Sook KimHye Won JeongKyoung-Ho SongWan Beom ParkEu Suk KimMyoung-don Oh

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

This prediction scoring tool may be useful for differentiating SFTS from eschar- or skin rash-negative scrub typhus. It is a simple and readily applicable tool with potential for use in primary care settings.

Keyphrases

primary care
early onset
soft tissue
risk assessment
drug induced