Outbreak of influenza in a neonatal intensive care unit.
An outbreak of influenza A/Victoria/3/75 (H3N2) involving five infants in a neonatal intensive care unit is described. The clinical signs and symptoms were indistinguishable from those seen in bacterial sepsis. There was no evidence of meningoencephalitis. All infants recovered without any sequelae.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000276:immunology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral