CORRECTION article

Front. Immunol., 05 April 2024

Sec. Viral Immunology

Volume 15 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1383797

Corrigendum: Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on the prognosis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and neurological complications

  • 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China

  • 2. Department of Infectious Disease, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China

  • 3. Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China

In the published article, there was an error in Figure 2 as published. The unit of IVIG dosage was displayed as “mg”. The corrected Figure 2 and its caption Comparison of (A) IVIG dosage and (B) IVIG duration between the survival group and the death group. **P <0.01. appear below.

Figure 2

In the published article, there was an error in Figure 4 as published. The unit of IVIG dosage was displayed as “mg”. The corrected Figure 4 and its caption Kaplan–Meier curves estimating 28-day mortality in SFTS patients based on (A) IVIG dosage and (B) IVIG duration. appear below.

Figure 4

In the published article, there was an error in Table 1 as published. The unit of IVIG dosage was displayed as “mg”. The corrected Table 1 and its caption Baseline clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters of patients in the survival and death groups. appear below.

Table 1

VariableSurvival
(n = 36)
Death
(n = 26)
P-value
Demographics
Age, years67 (54-73)71 (58-76)0.199
Male, n (%)18 (50.0%)11 (42.3%)0.549
Chronic comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension11 (30.6%)10 (38.5%)0.516
Diabetes mellitus3 (8.3%)2 (7.7%)1.000
Malignancy1 (2.78%)0 (0%)1.000
CAD1 (2.78%)0 (0%)1.000
COPD0 (0%)1 (3.85%)0.419
Clinical manifestations, n (%)
Nausea12 (33.3%)7 (26.9%)0.589
Vomiting10 (27.8%)9 (34.6%)0.564
Celialgia4 (11.1%)2 (7.7%)0.653
Diarrhea17 (47.2%)10 (38.5%)0.492
Unintelligible speech1 (2.8%)3(11.5%)0.300
Dizziness and headache18 (50.0%)6 (23.1%)0.032
Cough9 (25.0%)4 (15.4%)0.359
Sputum7 (19.4%)3 (11.5%)0.627
Chest tightness3 (8.3%)3 (11.5%)0.689
Rash6 (16.7%)1 (3.8%)0.222
Lymphadenopathy13 (36.1%)7 (26.9%)0.445
Bleeding spots on the skin7 (19.4%)9 (34.6%)0.178
Laboratory parameters
WBC count, median (IQR),
×109/L
2.5 (1.8-4.6)2.7 (1.7-3.7)0.898
ANC count, median (IQR), ×109/L1.7 (1.0-2.9)2.1 (1.2-2.8)0.668
ALC count, median (IQR), ×109/L0.7 (0.4-0.9)0.5 (0.3-0.6)0.042
NLR, median (IQR)2.2 (1.5-6.1)3.3 (1.9-9.1)0.136
RDW, median (IQR), %13.2 (12.8-13.5)13.6 (12.8-14.3)0.071
PLT count, median (IQR), ×109/L44.5 (33.8-61.3)39.5 (29.0-58.5)0.480
PLR, median (IQR)65.5 (39.3-146)89.6 (67.5-145.0)0.248
PT, median (IQR), s12.0 (11.2-12.6)12.4 (11.7-13.0)0.123
APTT, median (IQR), s41.4 (33.6-46.3)48.5 (37.6-61.1)0.009
TT, median (IQR), s22.8 (21.1-27.7)26.9 (21.8-57.9)0.057
D-dimer, median (IQR), mg/L3.8 (2.3-9.2)9.9 (3.4-22.6)0.018
ALT, median (IQR), U/L69.6 (54.3-97.2)75.3 (50.5-90.5)0.881
AST, median (IQR), U/L172.5 (93.4-312.9)222.0 (114.1-321.8)0.304
ALB, median (IQR), g/L32.0 (28.7-35.7)31.7 (29.1-34.1)0.775
TBIL, median (IQR), µmol/L11.0 (8.6-13.9)7.7 (5.8-11.5)0.066
SCr, median (IQR), µmol/L72.5 (48.8-89.6)82 (67.5-123.6)0.090
BUN, median (IQR), mmol/L5.2 (3.5-7.1)5.9 (4.8-10.6)0.061
UA, median (IQR), µmol/L306 (236-347)342 (231-463)0.471
IVIG usage
IVIG dosage, g95.0 (57.5-100.0)60.0 (40.0-100.0)0.066
IVIG duration, d5 ± 24 ± 20.003
Additional information
Time from onset to arriving in hospital, d7 ± 37 ± 20.317
Time from onset to IVIG treatment, d9 ± 39 ± 30.677

Baseline clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters of patients in the survival and death groups.

CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; WBC, white blood cell; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; ALC, absolute lymphocyte count; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; RDW, red cell volume distribution width; PLT, platelet; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PT, prothrombin time; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; TT, thrombin time; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALB, serum albumin; TBIL, total bilirubin; SCr, serum creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; UA, uric acid; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; IQR, interquartile range.

In the published article, there was an error. The unit of IVIG dosage was displayed as “mg”.

A correction has been made to Introduction, Paragraph Number 161. This sentence previously stated:

“Ultimately, we determined that an IVIG dosage of more than or equal to 80 mg through a prolonged treatment duration of five or more days serves as a good prognosis predictor in SFTS with neurological symptoms.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“Ultimately, we determined that an IVIG dosage of more than or equal to 80 g through a prolonged treatment duration of five or more days serves as a good prognosis predictor in SFTS with neurological symptoms.”

A correction has been made to Results, Paragraph Number 694. This sentence previously stated:

“Patients with an IVIG dosage of more than or equal to 80 mg (Figure 4A) and an IVIG duration of 5 days or more (Figure 4B) had higher survival rates.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“Patients with an IVIG dosage of more than or equal to 80 g (Figure 4A) and an IVIG duration of 5 days or more (Figure 4B) had higher survival rates.”

A correction has been made to Discussion, Paragraph Number 884. This sentence previously stated:

“In this study, our findings suggested that higher dosages (≥80 mg) and a prolonged duration of IVIG treatment may improve the prognosis of SFTS patients.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“In this study, our findings suggested that higher dosages (≥80 g) and a prolonged duration of IVIG treatment may improve the prognosis of SFTS patients.”

The authors apologize for the errors and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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Keywords

intravenous immunoglobulin, mortality, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, neurological complications, dosage, duration

Citation

Liu Y, Tong H, He F, Zhai Y, Wu C, Wang J and Jiang C (2024) Corrigendum: Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on the prognosis of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and neurological complications. Front. Immunol. 15:1383797. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1383797

Received

08 February 2024

Accepted

25 March 2024

Published

05 April 2024

Volume

15 - 2024

Edited by

Keun Hwa Lee, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea

Reviewed by

Jeong Rae Yoo, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea

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*Correspondence: Chenxiao Jiang, ; Jun Wang, ; Chao Wu,

†These authors have contributed equally to this work

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All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

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