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Observational studyEpidemiology and infection2018

Factors associated with fatal outcome of children with enterovirus A71 infection: a case series.

S D Yang, P Q Li, Y G Huang, W Li, L Z Ma, L Wu, N Wang, J M Lu, W Q Chen, Guang-Ming Liu and 3 more

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Observational study in Epidemiology and infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

S D YangPediatric Neurology Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
P Q LiPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
Y G HuangPediatric Intensive Care Unit,Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University,Zhanjiang,China.
W LiPediatric Intensive Care Unit,Jinan University Medical College Affiliated Dongguan Hospital,Dongguan,China.
L Z MaPediatric Intensive Care Unit,Bo Ai Hospital of Zhongshan,Zhongshan,China.
L WuPediatric Intensive Care Unit,Puning People's Hospital of Southern Medical University,Jieyang,China.
N WangRiverland Nursery Ltd,Auckland,New Zealand.
J M LuPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
W Q ChenPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
Guang-Ming LiuPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
Y M XiongPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
Y L ChenPediatric Intensive Care Unit,Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University,Zhanjiang,China.
Ying ZhangPediatric Emergency Department,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou,China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNGuangdong Medical College · CNBoai Hospital of Zhongshan · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enterovirus A-71 (EV-A71) may be fatal, but the natural history, symptoms, and signs are poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the natural history of fatal EV-A71 infection and to identify the symptoms and signs of early warning of deterioration. This was a clinical observational study of fatal cases of EV-A71 infection treated at five Chinese hospitals between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2012. We recorded and analysed 91 manifestations of EV-A71 infection in order to identify early prognosis indicators. There were 54 fatal cases. Median age was 21.5 months (Q1-Q3: 12-36). The median duration from onset to death was 78.5 h (range, 6 to 432). The multilayer perceptron analysis showed that ataxia respiratory, ultrahyperpyrexia, excessive tachycardia, refractory shock, absent pharyngeal reflex, irregular respiratory rhythm, hyperventilation, deep coma, pulmonary oedema and/or haemorrhage, excessive hypertension, tachycardia, somnolence, CRT extension, fatigue or sleepiness and age were associated with death. Autopsy findings (n = 2) showed neuronal necrosis, softening, perivascular cuffing, colloid and neuronophagia phenomenon in the brainstem. The fatal cases of enterovirus A71 had neurologic involvement, even at the early stage. Direct virus invasion through the neural pathway and subsequent brainstem damage might explain the rapid progression to death.

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AdolescentCentral Nervous System InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolChinaDisease ProgressionEnterovirus A, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsFemaleHumansInfantMalePrognosisTime FactorsBrainstem damageclinical manifestationsdeathEnterovirus A71Southern China

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PMID29526169
PMCPMC9134374
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