Severity Scoring Index for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and the Impact of Ribavirin and Corticosteroids on Fatality

Abstract

The SSI is an accurate predictor of death and will therefore be a useful tool for case management and for drug-assessment studies. After stratification of cases by SSI, ribavirin was found to be effective in reducing the case-fatality rate, especially among moderately ill patients, whereas steroids were found to be beneficial particularly among patients with severe disease.