Detection rate and clinical impact of respiratory viruses in children with Kawasaki disease

• Main Authors: Ja Hye Kim (Author), Jeong Jin Yu (Author), Jina Lee (Author), Mi-Na Kim (Author), Hong Ki Ko (Author), Hyung Soon Choi (Author), Young-Hwue Kim (Author), Jae-Kon Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe purpose of this prospective case-control study was to survey the detection rate of respiratory viruses in children with Kawasaki disease (KD) by using multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and to investigate the clinical implications of the prevalence of resp...