Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Mexican children: Clinical and mortality factors.

• Main Authors: Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández (Author), María del Carmen Candia-Plata (Author), Jesús Delgado-de la Mora (Author), Natalia Haydeé Acuña-Meléndrez (Author), Anabel Patricia Vargas-Ortega (Author), Jesús David Licona-Enríquez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. Characterize clinical manifestations and predictors of mortality in children hospitalized for spotted fever. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study in 210 subjects with a diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a pediatric hospital in Sonora, from January 1st, 2004 to Ju...