Kawasaki disease hospitalization rate among children younger than 5 years in California, 2003-2010

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jul;33(7):781-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000287.

Abstract

In California, the 2010 annual Kawasaki disease hospitalization rate for children <5 years of age was higher than the rate in 2003. An increasing trend during 2003-2010 appears to be driven by an increase from 2003 to 2006, whereas the Kawasaki disease hospitalization rate remained stable through 2010.

MeSH terms

  • California / epidemiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / trends*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / epidemiology*