Abstract
We analyzed the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) data to evaluate whether scrub typhus infection is associated with increased risk of subsequent cardio- and cerebrovascular disease. Compared with the control group, the scrub typhus group showed a greater incidence rate of cardiovascular disease (14.5 vs. 9.0 cases per 1000 person-years). In contrast, the scrub typhus group showed no difference in incidence rate of cerebrovascular disease (12.0 vs. 13.3 cases per 1000 person-years). Based on the NHIS-NSC data, patients with scrub typhus are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease long term compared with that of the general population.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 451-454 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020.03.1 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Myocardial infarction
- Republic of Korea
- Scrub typhus
- Stroke
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Medicine
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