title: High C-reactive protein levels during a benign neonatal outbreak of echovirus type 7.
abstract: Literature associates neonatal enteroviral infections with high morbidity and mortality. The literature also suggests that high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are indicators of bacterial infection. We report on high CRP levels, not due to bacterial infection, during an outbreak of neonatal echovirus type 7 infections in the fall of 2002, which had no major complications or mortality.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, CHUS-Hôpital Fleurimont, Fleurimont, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daboval
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duperval
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein