Evaluation of the association of birth order and group childcare attendance with Kawasaki disease using data from a nationwide longitudinal survey

• Main Authors: Takahiro Namba (Author), Akihito Takeuchi (Author), Naomi Matsumoto (Author), Mitsuru Tsuge (Author), Masato Yashiro (Author), Hirokazu Tsukahara (Author), Takashi Yorifuji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is a form of pediatric systemic vasculitis. Although the etiology remains unclear, infections have been identified as possible triggers. Children with a later birth order and those who attend childcare are at a higher risk of infections due to exposure to pathogens fr...