[Epidemic outbreak of necrotizing enterocolitis coincident with an epidemic of neonatal rotavirus gastroenteritis].
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.
Goma Brufau
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Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida.
Vega Romero
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Martínez Ubieto
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Marco
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Salcedo Avizanda
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S
Peguero Monforte
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Fina Martí
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Nogués i Viau
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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
Brote epidémico de enterocolitis necrotizante, coincidiendo con una epidemia de gastroenteritis neonatal a rotavirus.