Does the Hitit Index Work in the Differential Diagnosis of CCHF and COVID-19 with Non-Specific Findings?

Yapar D., Akdogan O., Kayadibi H., Kaplan G., Ozturk P. T., Celikbas A. K., ...More

FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI, vol.26, no.3, pp.426-432, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/flora.20219711
  • Journal Name: FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.426-432
  • Keywords: COVID-19, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Differential diagnosis, Hitit index
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: During the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period, all cases admitted to the emergency services have been evaluated primarily for COVID-19, and therefore other infectious diseases, especially Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), which are endemic in our region, can be overlooked. In this study, it was aimed to determine the diagnostic power of the Hitit Index, which we developed from a panel consisting of clinical and laboratory findings of the cases with and without CCHF in previous years, to distinguish CCHF cases from COVID-19 cases.