Population
265 hospitalizations associated with Kawasaki syndrome among children <18 years of age in Ireland, median…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1996 through 2000
Authors
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Supports Kawasaki syndrome incidence monitoring in Ireland; leaves open whether rates differ regionally or warrant targeted surveillance.
The hospitalization rate for Kawasaki syndrome in Ireland is approximately 15.2 per 100,000 children under 5 years, comparable to US rates.
Lynch et al. (2003) studied this question.
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