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Table 5 Estimated missed diagnosis rate of SFTS

From: Estimation of the incidence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in high endemic areas in China: an inpatient-based retrospective study

Study sites

No. SFTS cases during investigation

No. missed SFTS casesa

Estimated missed diagnosis rateb

place1

195

19

8.9%

place2

104

8

7.1%

 

299

27

8.3%

  1. aPatients with IgG titres1:400 were considered missed SFTS cases
  2. bMissed diagnosis rate = No. missed cases / (No. missed cases + No. SFTS cases during the investigation)×100%