In summary, our study demonstrated that cases with RSV-positive KD showed (1) a significant tendency towards liver dysfunction and elevated CRP levels, (2) an observed trend of higher K-scores, and (3) a lower rate in initial treatment failure compared with FARP-negative KD cases.
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Impact of a Concurrent Respiratory Virus Infection on the Clinical Presentation and Response to Initial Treatment of Kawasaki Disease: A Single-Center Observational Study.
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On the other hand, when comparing RV/EV-positive KD cases with FARP-negative cases, we observed: (1) no significant differences in clinical laboratory data and K-scores, and (2) a lower rate of initial treatment failure in RV/EV-positive KD cases, although this difference did not reach statistical significance.