title: [Epidemic outbreak of necrotizing enterocolitis coincident with an epidemic of neonatal rotavirus gastroenteritis].
abstract: Authors present four cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis occurred during an outbreak of acute enteritis. From november 1985 to beginning of february 1986, forty-seven out of 588 newborn infants were involved. In 22 affected infants (46.8%) rotavirus were isolated from stools, whereas no bacterial or viral agent was recovered in 25 (53.2%). Four cases (8.6%) developed necrotizing enterocolitis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Goma Brufau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vega Romero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez Ubieto
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salcedo Avizanda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peguero Monforte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fina Martí
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nogués i Viau
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012400:Rotavirus Infections
vernacular_title: Brote epidémico de enterocolitis necrotizante, coincidiendo con una epidemia de gastroenteritis neonatal a rotavirus.