title: Outbreak of enteroviral infection in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit.
abstract: We review the clinical courses and outcomes of an outbreak of enteroviral infection that occurred in 5 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during a 2-month period in a hematology-oncology unit. Three patients presented with encephalitis and 2 with parotitis. Three of the 5 patients recovered uneventfully and 2 died, 1 of chronic encephalitis and 1 of acute brain stem encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology-Oncology, First Department of Pediatrics, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moschovi
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Theodoridou
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papaevangelou
authors.forename: Sotiris
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youroukos
authors.forename: Adamantia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitsa
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matsiota
authors.forename: Fotini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital; D010309:Parotitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology