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Risk factors for neurologic complications of hand, foot and mouth disease in the Republic of Korea, 2009.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Jan 2013
Kim Seong Joon, Kim Jong-Hyun, Kang Jin-Han, Kim Dong Soo, Kim Ki Hwan, Kim Kyung-Hyo, Kim Young-Hoon, Chung Ju-Young, Bin Joong Hyun, Jung Da Eun, Kim Ji Hong, Kim Hwang Min, Cheon Doo-Sung, Kang Byung Hak, Seo Soon Young
Abstract excerpt
In 2009, the first outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) or herpangina (HP) caused by enterovirus 71 occurred in the Republic of Korea. This study inquired into risk factors associated with complications of HFMD or HP. A retrospective medical records review was conducted on HFMD or HP patients for whom etiologic viruses had been verified in 2009. One hundred sixty-eight patients were examined for this...
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