title: First two cases of neonatal human parechovirus 4 infection with manifestation of suspected sepsis, Finland.
abstract: Human parechoviruses are a family of viruses closely related to enteroviruses, and associated with neonatal sepsis-like syndrome, respiratory symptoms and gastrointestinal infection. Here we present clinical details of two neonatal sepsis cases suspected to be caused by HPeV4 infection. The patients were hospitalized in October, 2012. No other causative agents were detected.
authors.affiliation: HUSLAB, Department of Virology and Immunology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland. anne.jaaskelainen@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: Anne J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jääskeläinen
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kolehmainen
authors.forename: Hannimari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kallio-Kokko
authors.forename: Tea
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nieminen
authors.forename: Marjaleena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koskiniemi
authors.forename: Sisko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tauriainen
authors.forename: Maija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lappalainen
mesh_terms: D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D030061:Parechovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology
keywords: Human parechovirus 4; Neonatal; PCR; Sepsis