Necrotizing Enterocolitis Cases Associated with Nosocomial Enterovirus Transmission in a Neonatal Unit

Autor: Nadine Kacet, Enagnon Kazali Alidjinou, Anny Dewilde, Didier Hober, Ilka Engelmann, Mouna Lazrek, Isabelle Schuffenecker, Fabrice Lapeyre, Béatrice Pindi
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 37:954-957
ISSN: 0891-3668
Popis: Infectious agents including viruses are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis, a well-known gastrointestinal emergency in newborns. Enteroviruses are common pathogens in neonates and have been associated with outbreaks in neonatal units. Enterovirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis has been described in 3 preterms. Spatiotemporal and molecular analyses have provided evidence of nosocomial transmission.
Databáze: OpenAIRE