title: Severe infections in twins.
abstract: We describe 4 sets of twins 5 days to 10 weeks of age with a serious bacterial or viral infection. The issue of the occurrence of a simultaneous infection in twins and the clinical dilemma of the appropriate evaluation and treatment of an asymptomatic co-twin of infants with a serious infection is discussed.
authors: Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel. noam.daniella@gmail.com
authors: Daniella Levy
authors: DL
authors: Erez
authors: Galia
authors: G
authors: Grisaru-Soen
authors: Liat
authors: L
authors: Ashkenazi-Hoffnung
authors: Havatzelet
authors: H
authors: Yarden-Bilavsky
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Amir
authors: Efraim
authors: E
authors: Bilavsky
mesh_terms: D058345:Asymptomatic Infections; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014427:Twins; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*