Urinary Colorimetric Sensor Array and Algorithm to Distinguish Kawasaki Disease from Other Febrile Illnesses.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute pediatric vasculitis of infants and young children with unknown etiology and no specific laboratory-based test to identify. A specific molecular diagnostic test is urgently needed to support the clinical decision of proper medical intervention, preventing subsequent...

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Main Authors: Zhen Li, Zhou Tan, Shiying Hao, Bo Jin, Xiaohong Deng, Guang Hu, Xiaodan Liu, Jie Zhang, Hua Jin, Min Huang, John T Kanegaye, Adriana H Tremoulet, Jane C Burns, Jianmin Wu, Harvey J Cohen, Xuefeng B Ling, Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4747548?pdf=render