Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) among children: a 6-year population-based study

• Main Authors: Yanhao Wang (Author), Han Zhao (Author), Rong Ou (Author), Hua Zhu (Author), Lidan Gan (Author), Zihuan Zeng (Author), Ruizhu Yuan (Author), Huan Yu (Author), Mengliang Ye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is considered to be self-limited, however, severe HFMD is a deadly threat for children worldwide, therefore, it is essential to define the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of children with severe HFMD and identify the risk factors of d...