Complement 3 and the Prognostic Nutritional Index Distinguish Kawasaki Disease from Other Fever Illness with a Nomogram

• Main Authors: Yi-Shuang Huang (Author), Xiao-Ping Liu (Author), Han-Bing Xia (Author), Li-Na Cui (Author), Xin-Ling Lang (Author), Chun-Yi Liu (Author), Wei-Dong Huang (Author), Jia-Yu Zhang (Author), Xi Liu (Author), Ho-Chang Kuo (Author), Tao Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: This study aimed to establish a model to distinguish Kawasaki disease (KD) from other fever illness using the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and immunological factors. Method: We enrolled a total of 692 patients (including 198 with KD and 494 children with febrile diseases). Of those,...