Increased reports of severe myocarditis associated with enterovirus infection in neonates, United Kingdom, 27 June 2022 to 26 April 2023.

Autor: Singanayagam A; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Moore C; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Froude S; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Celma C; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Stowe J; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Hani E; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Ng KF; Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom., Muir P; UK Health Security Agency South West Regional Laboratory, Bristol, United Kingdom., Roderick M; Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom., Cottrell S; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Bibby DF; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Vipond B; UK Health Security Agency South West Regional Laboratory, Bristol, United Kingdom., Gillett S; UK Health Security Agency South West Regional Laboratory, Bristol, United Kingdom., Davis PJ; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom., Gibb J; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom., Barry M; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Harris P; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Rowley F; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Song J; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., Shankar AG; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom., McMichael D; Public Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom., Cohen JM; Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom., Manian A; Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom., Harvey C; Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Primrose LS; Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Wilson S; Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Bradley DT; Public Health Agency, Belfast, United Kingdom., Paranthaman K; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Beard S; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Zambon M; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Ramsay M; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Saliba V; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Ladhani S; UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom., Williams C; Public Health Wales, Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2023 Sep; Vol. 28 (39).
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.39.2300313
Abstrakt: Enteroviruses are a common cause of seasonal childhood infections. The vast majority of enterovirus infections are mild and self-limiting, although neonates can sometimes develop severe disease. Myocarditis is a rare complication of enterovirus infection. Between June 2022 and April 2023, twenty cases of severe neonatal enteroviral myocarditis caused by coxsackie B viruses were reported in the United Kingdom. Sixteen required critical care support and two died. Enterovirus PCR on whole blood was the most sensitive diagnostic test. We describe the initial public health investigation into this cluster and aim to raise awareness among paediatricians, laboratories and public health specialists.
Databáze: MEDLINE