Outbreak of Kawasaki syndrome in Denver, Colorado: association with rug and carpet cleaning
AM Rauch, ES Hurwitz, LB Schonberger… - …, 1991 - publications.aap.org
Between October 1984 and January 1985, the largest outbreak of Kawasaki syndrome
reported to date in the continental United States (62 cases) occurred in the Front Range of
the Rocky Mountains, extending from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Fifty-two (84%) of these Kawasaki syndrome patients lived in the Denver metropolitan area.
A case-control study revealed that 16 (62%) of 26 Kawasaki syndrome patients compared
with 10 (20%) of 49 matched control subjects had a history of exposure to shampooed (19%) …
reported to date in the continental United States (62 cases) occurred in the Front Range of
the Rocky Mountains, extending from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Fifty-two (84%) of these Kawasaki syndrome patients lived in the Denver metropolitan area.
A case-control study revealed that 16 (62%) of 26 Kawasaki syndrome patients compared
with 10 (20%) of 49 matched control subjects had a history of exposure to shampooed (19%) …