title: Investigation of Kawasaki syndrome risk factors in Colorado.
abstract: Risk factors for Kawasaki syndrome (KS) were evaluated through a case-control study during an investigation of a KS cluster in Denver, CO. KS was associated with a humidifier in the child's room (odds ratio, 7.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.8 to 29.3) and possibly with an antecedent respiratory illness. The use of humidifiers should be further investigated as part of future studies of KS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Tracee A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Treadwell
authors.forename: Ryan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: Ermias D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Belay
authors.forename: Abtin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahriari
authors.forename: Marsha S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Glodé
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Lawrence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Schonberger
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014505:Urban Population