Risk factors for fatality in patients with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Fisgin N. T., Tanyel E., Doganci L., Tulek N.

TROPICAL DOCTOR, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.158-160, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1258/td.2008.080092
  • Dergi Adı: TROPICAL DOCTOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.158-160
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal viral disease. In this study, the aim was to investigate the prognostic factors affecting the patient's survival and risk factors to fatality. At Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, a tertiary referral centre near the CCHF epidemic region, patients with typical clinical findings and indicative microbiological results for IgM and/or reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction of CCHF virus were enrolled in the study, from 2004 to 2007. Patients were divided into two subgroups according to their survival outcomes; group I (n = 44) survived patients and group II (n = 6) consisted of fatal cases.