Effects of steroid therapy in patients with severe fever with Thrombocytopenia syndrome: A multicenter clinical cohort study.

• Main Authors: Sook In Jung (Author), Ye Eun Kim (Author), Na Ra Yun (Author), Choon-Mee Kim (Author), Dong-Min Kim (Author), Mi Ah Han (Author), Uh Jin Kim (Author), Seong Eun Kim (Author), Jieun Kim (Author), Seong Yeol Ryu (Author), Hyun Ah Kim (Author), Jian Hur (Author), Young Keun Kim (Author), Hye Won Jeong (Author), Jung Yeon Heo (Author), Dong Sik Jung (Author), Hyungdon Lee (Author), Kyungmin Huh (Author), Yee Gyung Kwak (Author), Sujin Lee (Author), Seungjin Lim (Author), Sun Hee Lee (Author), Sun Hee Park (Author), Joon-Sup Yeom (Author), Shin-Woo Kim (Author), In-Gyu Bae (Author), Juhyung Lee (Author), Eu Suk Kim (Author), Jun-Won Seo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an acute, febrile, and potentially fatal tick-borne disease caused by the SFTS Phlebovirus. Here, we evaluated the effects of steroid therapy in Korean patients with SFTS.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective...