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Investigation of Kawasaki syndrome risk factors in Colorado
Tracee A Treadwell1, Ryan A Maddox, Robert C Holman
1Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA, USA.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|October 29, 2002
Abstract:
Risk factors for Kawasaki syndrome (KS) were evaluated through a case-control study during an investigation of a KS cluster in Denver, CO. KS was associated with a humidifier in the child's room (odds ratio, 7.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.8 to 29.3) and possibly with an antecedent respiratory illness. The use of humidifiers should be further investigated as part of future studies of KS.