Clinical characteristics and risk factors for severe scrub typhus in pediatric and elderly patients.

Xiu-Gang GuanYue-Hong WeiBao-Gui JiangShi-Xia ZhouAn-Ran ZhangQing-Bin LuZi-Wei ZhouJin-Jin ChenHai-Yang ZhangYang JiYang YangLi-Qun FangHao LiZhi-Cong YangWei Liu

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

The disease severity rate is comparable between pediatric and elderly ST patients, while different clinical features and laboratory indicators were associated with development of severe complications for pediatric and elderly patients, which is helpful for diagnosis and progress assessment of disease for ST patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported