title: Influenza A virus infection and cardiac arrhythmia during the neonatal period.
abstract: Influenza virus infection during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, preterm contractions, fetal compromise and early neonatal mortality. We describe a case of fetal and neonatal cardiac arrhythmia coinciding with an influenza A virus infection. Viral RNA was detected in the neonate's nasopharyngeal secretions and also in its serum, indicating influenza viremia. The cardiac arrhythmia resolved spontaneously without antiarrhythmic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Vienna, Austria. christoph.steininger@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steininger
authors.forename: Heidemarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holzmann
authors.forename: Karl F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Zwiauer
authors.forename: Theresia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Popow-Kraupp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014766:Viremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*