Analysis of the Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors for Severe Progression of Scrub Typhus in the Dali Region of China

14 February 2026 : Clinical Research

Lihua Huang^{ABCE 1}, Mingjing Cheng^{BC 2}, Wei Gu^{EF 1*}, Fuxing Li^{BCEF 3}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951111

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951111

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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors for severe scrub typhus.

Index	Sensitivity	Specificity	Youden Index	P value	AUC	OR	95% CI
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	44.94%	85.95%	0.31	0.040	0.66	1.12	1.09–1.22
Platelets (×10/L)	55.73%	82.40%	0.39	0.036	0.76	0.98	0.98–0.99
Combined liver injury	65.17%	66.22%	0.31	0.033	0.66	2.70	1.49–4.90
Combined indicators	65.17%	83.51%	–	<0.001	0.81	–	0.75–0.86
AUC – area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; OR – odds ratio.

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