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The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of SD and identify independent risk factors associated with mortality among SD patients.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A retrospective study was conducted at two medical center hospitals between 2002 and 2019, involving patients aged \u226718 years with laboratory-confirmed SD.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study included 294 patients with SD, of whom 203 (69%) survived and 91 (31%) died. Among the 294 SD patients, 103 (35%) experienced acute kidney injury, 54 (18.4%) had pneumonia, and 19 (6.5%) had bacteremia. Among the 286 patients with available alanine aminotransferase (ALT) data, 41 (14.3%) experienced severe hepatitis (ALT&gt;1000U\/L). The median time from illness onset to death among the 91 SD patients who died was 5 days. 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