title: Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece.
abstract: We report an outbreak of echovirus 6 meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece from July to August 2011. The most probable source of the outbreak was a mother; during hospitalization, her neonate was initially infected, followed by 7 more. Stricter infection control measures were implemented, and no other cases have been observed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, "ATTIKON" Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siafakas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goudesidou
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaitana
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gounaris
authors.forename: Aristea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.forename: Kleoniki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pantelidi
authors.forename: Loukia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zerva
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petinaki
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004458:Echovirus 6, Human; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Aseptic meningitis; Echovirus 6; Enteroviruses; Infection control measures; Neonates; Viral meningitis