Hitit Index to distinguish patients with and without Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Kayadibi H., Yapar D., Akdogan O., Ulusu N. N., Baykam N.

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, vol.10, no.5, pp.1035-1040, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.05.010
  • Journal Name: TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1035-1040
  • Keywords: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Early diagnosis, Hitit Index, PATHOGENESIS, RIBAVIRIN, IMPACT, VIRUS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is fatal. Therefore, it is very important to use an inexpensive, easily accessible, quick and accurate screening index based on clinical signs and laboratory parameters to identify patients suspected of having CCHF.