Parechovirus Genotype 3 Outbreak among Infants, New South Wales, Australia, 2013–2014

From October 2013 through February 2014, human parechovirus genotype 3 infection was identified in 183 infants in New South Wales, Australia. Of those infants, 57% were male and 95% required hospitalization. Common signs and symptoms were fever >38°C (86%), irritability (80%), tachycardia (68%),...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cumming, Germaine, Khatami, Ameneh, McMullan, Brendan J., Musto, Jennie, Leung, Kit, Nguyen, Oanh, Ferson, Mark J., Papadakis, Georgina, Sheppeard, Vicky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141149
Descripción
Sumario:From October 2013 through February 2014, human parechovirus genotype 3 infection was identified in 183 infants in New South Wales, Australia. Of those infants, 57% were male and 95% required hospitalization. Common signs and symptoms were fever >38°C (86%), irritability (80%), tachycardia (68%), and rash (62%). Compared with affected infants in the Northern Hemisphere, infants in New South Wales were slightly older, both sexes were affected more equally, and rash occurred with considerably higher frequency. The New South Wales syndromic surveillance system, which uses near real-time emergency department and ambulance data, was useful for monitoring the outbreak. An alert distributed to clinicians reduced unnecessary hospitalization for patients with suspected sepsis.

Ejemplares similares