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Article: Data from San Diego State University, Division of Epidemiology advance knowledge in Kawasaki syndrome in children.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
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- November 19, 2008
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New research, 'Spatial and temporal clustering of Kawasaki syndrome cases,' is the subject of a report. "The etiology of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) remains unknown despite 30 years of intensive search for an agent. Epidemiologic clues to a possible infectious etiology include the seasonal distribution of cases, the previous occurrence of epidemics, the clinical features of the syndrome that mimic other infectious rash/fever illnesses in children, the self-limited nature of the illness, and the peak age incidence in the toddler years," scientists writing in the The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal report (see also Kawasaki Syndrome).
"We examined the epidemiology ...
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