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Temporal Clusters of Kawasaki Disease Cases Share Distinct Phenotypes That Suggest Response to Diverse Triggers.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2021
Burns Jane C, DeHaan Laurel L, Shimizu Chisato, Bainto Emelia V, Tremoulet Adriana H, Cayan Daniel R, Burney Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that cases of Kawasaki disease within a temporal cluster have a similar pattern of host response that is distinct from cases of Kawasaki disease in different observed clusters and randomly constructed clusters. STUDY DESIGN: We designed a case-control study to analyze 47 clusters derived from 1332 patients with Kawasaki disease over a 17-year period (2002-2019) from a single...
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