Neonatal Enterovirus Nosocomial Infection:An Analysis of 28 Cases
- VernacularTitle:新生儿肠道病毒医院感染28例分析
- Author:
Tongyan HAN
;
Meihua PIAO
;
Xiaomei TONG
;
Yanzhi ZHANG
;
Huili LIU
;
Yueyin ZHENG
;
Song LI
;
Hongmao YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enterovirus;
Newborns;
Nosocomial infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze 28 cases in an outbreak of neonatal enterovirus nosocomial infection during summer of 2006.METHODS Demographic characteristics,clinical manifestations,laboratory data and outcome were analyzed to reveal the clinical severity.RESULTS The outbreak lasted more than one month and the nosocomial infection rate increased to 6.4%.There were 22 cases(78.6%) first presented with fever.Half of the patients were detected enterovirus from blood or cerebrospinal fluid by PCR.All of the 28 cases were diagnosed enterovirus infection based on the contact history,clinical signs and laboratory results.Among them,ten cases had viral meningitis.All patients discharged home after hospitalization with no sequelae.CONCLUSIONS Although this group of neonatal enterovirus infection developed viral meningitis,they had relatively mild illness with benign clinical course.Extreme vigilance is required in interrupting the spread of nosocomial enterovirus infections in neonatal units.This includes respect of strict hygiene measures and meticulous hand-washing.
