Identification and validation of clinical predictors for the risk of neurological involvement in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Mong, How Ooi, See, Chang Wong, Anand, Mohan, Yuwana, Podin, David, Perera, Clear, Daniela, Sylvia, del Sel, Chae, Hee Chieng, Phaik, Hooi Tio, Mary Jane, Cardosa, Tom, Solomon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2009
• Subjects: RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13618/1/BMC.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13618/; http://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2334-9-3

Background: Human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) can cause Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with neurological complications, which may rapidly progress to fulminant cardiorespiratory failure, and death. Early recognition of children at risk is the key to reduce acute mortality and morbidity. Methods:...