A new perspective to determine the severity of cases with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
| Autor: | Bakir, M., Engin, A., Gozel, M. G., Nazif Elaldi, Kilickap, S., Cinar, Z. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | [Bakir, Mehmet -- Engin, Aynur -- Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan -- Elaldi, Nazif] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Sch Med, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Kilickap, Saadettin] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Med Oncol, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- [Cinar, Ziynet] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Biostat, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey, Elaldi, Nazif -- 0000-0002-9515-770X |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | WOS: 000308519200009 PubMed ID: 22898483 Background & objectives: We have established a severity grading score (SOS) system for predicting the fatality :in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) for the first time. Methods: This SOS has been set up by using several variables which were assumed to be associated with mortality according to the literature and also were considered to have clinical importance. Results: In all, 237 patients who had symptoms of CCHF for = 11 means high risk for mortality (67%) and six out of 9 patients in this group died (p = 0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for >= 11 points of SOS were 67, 100, 98, 100, and 98%, respectively. Conclusions: This scoring system may help the clinicians to decide which patient to refer to a tertiary step hospital which may also decrease the cost and improve the functionality of healthcare staff. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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