Τίτλος:
Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
We report an outbreak of echovirus 6 meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece from July to August 2011. The most probable source of the outbreak was a mother; during hospitalization, her neonate was initially infected, followed by 7 more. Stricter infection control measures were implemented, and no other cases have been observed. Copyright © 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Συγγραφείς:
Siafakas, N.
Goudesidou, M.
Gaitana, K.
Gounaris, A.
Velegraki, A.
Pantelidi, K.
Zerva, L.
Petinaki, E.
Περιοδικό:
American Journal of Infection Control
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
RNA 16S, antigen detection; article; aseptic meningitis; cerebrospinal fluid analysis; cerebrospinal fluid cytology; clinical article; Echovirus infection; epidemic; Escherichia coli; female; fever; Greece; hospitalization; human; infant; infection control; intrauterine growth retardation; low birth weight; newborn intensive care; nucleotide sequence; phylogenetic tree; Streptococcus agalactiae; urinalysis; virus meningitis, Aseptic meningitis; Echovirus 6; Enteroviruses; Infection control measures; Neonates; Viral meningitis, Cross Infection; Disease Outbreaks; Echovirus 6, Human; Echovirus Infections; Female; Greece; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Male; Meningitis, Viral
DOI:
10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.014
