Nosocomial Outbreak of Parechovirus 3 Infection among Newborns, Austria, 2014

In 2014, sepsis-like illness affected 9 full-term newborns in 1 hospital in Austria. Although results of initial microbiological testing were negative, electron microscopy identified picornavirus. Archived serum samples and feces obtained after discharge were positive by PCR for human parechovirus 3...

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Autores principales: Strenger, Volker, Diedrich, Sabine, Boettcher, Sindy, Richter, Susanne, Maritschnegg, Peter, Gangl, Dietmar, Fuchs, Simone, Grangl, Gernot, Resch, Bernhard, Urlesberger, Berndt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27532333
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2209.151497
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Sumario:In 2014, sepsis-like illness affected 9 full-term newborns in 1 hospital in Austria. Although results of initial microbiological testing were negative, electron microscopy identified picornavirus. Archived serum samples and feces obtained after discharge were positive by PCR for human parechovirus 3. This infection should be included in differential diagnoses of sepsis-like illness in newborns.

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