Long-term Death Rates, West Nile Virus Epidemic, Israel, 2000

We studied the 2-year death rate of 246 adults discharged from hospital after experiencing acute West Nile Virus infection in Israel during 2000. The age- and sex-adjusted death rates were significantly higher than in the general population. This excess was greater for men. Significant adverse progn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Green, Manfred S., Weinberger, Miriam, Ben-Ezer, Judith, Bin, Hanna, Mendelson, Ella, Gandacu, Dan, Kaufman, Zalman, Dichtiar, Rita, Sobel, Annette, Cohen, Dani, Chowers, Michal Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16318731
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1111.040941
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Sumario:We studied the 2-year death rate of 246 adults discharged from hospital after experiencing acute West Nile Virus infection in Israel during 2000. The age- and sex-adjusted death rates were significantly higher than in the general population. This excess was greater for men. Significant adverse prognostic factors were age, male sex, diabetes mellitus, and dementia.

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