An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
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.
Kusuhara
Koichi
K
Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. kkusuhar@pediatr.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Saito
Mitsumasa
M
Sasaki
Yuka
Y
Hikino
Shunji
S
Taguchi
Tomoaki
T
Suita
Sachiyo
S
Hayashi
Jun
J
Wakatsuki
Kiyoko
K
Hara
Toshiro
T
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
D004279:DNA, Viral