Clinical laboratory parameters and fatality of Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Yao Wang, Zexuan Song, Xuemin Wei, Haowen Yuan, Xiaoying Xu, Hao Liang, Hongling Wen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Fang
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010489; https://doaj.org/article/31909b10dd4447239a2640d7bb54eb5e

Background Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease with high case fatality rate. Unfortunately, no vaccine or antiviral specifically targeting SFTS virus (SFTSV) are available for the time being. Our objective was to investigate the association...