PCR diagnosis, epidemiological and clinical data of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in Tokat/Turkey

Objectives: To contribute to case management algorithms and guidelines by evaluating the clinical symptoms, laboratory data, risk factors mortality rates of patients admitted health institutions with tick bite in Tokat. 
 Methods: The virus determination was made from blood conventional PCR 141 patient. Epidemiological data such as socio-demographic variables were compared biochemical hematological parameters. Results: Of patients, 83 (58.9%) male, 84(59.6%) positive. Five (5.95%) died PCR-positive group. Fever contact history found be significantly higher positive than negative Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, aspartate transaminase (AST) elevation patients. Despite mean alanine transferase (ALT) not higher, increase number exceeding reference range group (p