Nationwide Analysis of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Encephalitis-Related Diagnoses in Ecuador
Age and ethnicity significantly influence hospitalization due to encephalitis-related diagnoses in Ecuador. These findings provide epidemiological rates for a lower-middle-income country where the lack of precise diagnosis, age, and ethnicity contribute to the vulnerability of encephalitis.
Authors
- Julio Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-3892)
- Fanny Soraya Reyes Mena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-1653)
- Aline Siteneski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6692-7253)
- Maribel Cecilia Pérez-Pirela
- Roy Lincoln Solórzano Giler
- Felix Vicente Zambrano Pico
- Yulixis Cano
- Karime Montes-Escobar
- Christian Eduardo Ramirez-Veloz
Institutions
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (CL)
- Universidad Técnica de Manabí (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases14020082
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00