Investigation of Association between Kawasaki Disease and Yersinia Infectio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Kawasaki disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000042878
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
- Brief Summary
During the study period, 141 KD patients were screened and 117 patients with evaluable stool samples were registered. Only 1 patient was positive for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, which was detected from both stool and blood cultures. The patient was refractory to KD treatment but improved after initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 117
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects without stool sample Patients considered inappropriate for enrollment by investigator
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of Yersinia infection among patients diagnosed with Kawasaki disease
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The difference in the following characteristics between Yersinia positive patients and negative patients: duration of fever, unresponsiveness to IVIG, coronary artery lesion within 2 months from the beginning of treatment