Mortality Rate Patterns for Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Caused by Puumala Virus

Hjertqvist, Marika; Klein, Sabra L.; Ahlm, Clas; Klingström, Jonas

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Mortality Rate Patterns for Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Caused by Puumala Virus

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2010/10/01
By Hjertqvist, Marika ; Klein, Sabra L. ; Ahlm, Clas ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Hjertqvist, Marika ; Klein, Sabra L. ; Ahlm, Clas ; Klingström, Jonas
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To investigate nephropathia epidemica in Sweden during 1997-2007, we determined case-fatality rates for 5,282 patients with this disease. Overall, 0.4% died of acute nephropathia epidemica ≤3 months after diagnosis. Case-fatality rates increased with age. Only women showed an increased case-fatality rate during the first year after diagnosis.
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Adult Aged Age Factors Female Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Mortality Puumala Virus Sex Sex Factors Survival Rate
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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1584-1586.
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16
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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