Evaluation of seasonal patterns of Kawasaki Syndrome- and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations in California and New York, 2000-2005

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• Alternative Title:
  BMC Pediatr
• Personal Author:
  MacNeil, Adam ; Holman, Robert C ; Yorita, Krista L ; Steiner, Claudia A ; Parashar, Umesh D ; Belay, Ermias D
• Description:
  Background
  
  Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) is an uncommon childhood disease with unknown etiology. It has been suggested that rotavirus infection may play a causative role in the development of KS.
  
  Methods
  
  To examine potential temporal associations between KS and rotavirus infection, seasonal patterns of KS- and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations among children in California and New York during 2000-2005 were compared.
  
  Results
  
  Rotavirus hospital admissions were markedly winter seasonal, with very few summer hospitalizations. KS hospitalizations occurred year-round but also peaked slightly during winter and spring.
  
  Conclusion
  
  The strong winter seasonal pattern of rotavirus clearly differed from the year-round pattern of KS hospitalizations. While the present study cannot completely rule out rotavirus as having a role in the development of KS, other agents must be involved in the etiology of KS.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child, Preschool Hospitalization Humans Incidence Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome Prevalence Research Article Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Rotavirus Infections Seasons

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• Source:
  BMC Pediatr. 2009; 9:65.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8053383706a93984f321773769ae0c960c67d7158d83c642b716f56a770281e1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3424/cdc_3424_DS1.pdf
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