[An epidemic outbreak among newborn infants caused by rotaviruses].
The authors describe a nosocomial infection of rotavirus gastroenteritis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which affect ten, mainly premature infants. A positive coproculture of rotavirus is isolated from 4 symptomatic and 4 asymptomatic infants. The leading syndrome is that of dehydration in 80% of the cases, attended by moderately expressed diarrhoea and vomitus. The main laboratory sign is marked metabolic acidosis in 80% of the patients. An effective pathogenetic therapy is implemented which eliminates the infection in 2 months without lethal exitus.
Mumdzhiev
Kh
Kh
Petrova
N
N
Cholakova
M
M
D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*
Epidemichen vzriv vsred novorodeni detsa, prichinen ot rotavirusi.