title: An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: We describe an outbreak of echovirus type 18 infection involving 20 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients and the results of virological investigations are presented. RT-PCR demonstrated a widespread transmission of the virus in NICU patients during the outbreak. Separation care and additional infection control measures seemed to be effective in preventing further spread of the virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. kkusuhar@pediatr.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hikino
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Sachiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suita
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Kiyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakatsuki
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral