Secondary bacteremia after rotavirus gastroenteritis in infancy.
We describe 1 neonate and 3 infants with bacteremia secondary to rotavirus gastroenteritis. All had a typical course of an increase in temperature several days after admission. The causative organisms were Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae, both normal commensals of the small intestine. Pediatricians should be aware of this complication.
Lowenthal
Alexander
A
Department of Pediatrics A, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Livni
Gilat
G
Amir
Jacob
J
Samra
Zmira
Z
Ashkenazi
Shai
S
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*