Delayed diagnosis of Kawasaki syndrome: An analysis of the problem

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Anderson, Marsha S ^a   Todd, James K ^b   Glodé, Mary P ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysms; Delayed diagnosis; Kawasaki syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK FACTOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY VESSELS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23244467743     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1824     Document Type: Article

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