Risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome combined with central neurological complications: A five-year retrospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease with high mortality rate, especially SFTS combined with central neurological complications. The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors of central neurological complications in SFTS patients.

Methods

In this retrospective study, SFTS patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between January 2017 and December 2021 were enrolled. Based on the presence or absence of central neurological complications, SFTS patients were divided into case group and control group. The patients' laboratory parameters and clinical data were collected for statistical analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the pr

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668900 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature