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Two cases of sepsis-like illness in infants caused by human parechovirus traced back to elder siblings with mild gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Sepsis and sepsis-like illness in neonates and infants are serious emergencies. Recently, human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3) has been identified as a further etiologic agent of these conditions. We report two unlinked cases of infant HPeV-3 sepsis-like illness whose sources could be traced back to elder siblings with mild gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms.

SUBMITTER: Eis-Hubinger AM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3553862 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Two cases of sepsis-like illness in infants caused by human parechovirus traced back to elder siblings with mild gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms.

Eis-Hübinger Anna M AM Eckerle Isabella I Helmer Angelika A Reber Ulrike U Dresbach Till T Buderus Stephan S Drosten Christian C Müller Andreas A

Journal of clinical microbiology 20121212 2

Sepsis and sepsis-like illness in neonates and infants are serious emergencies. Recently, human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3) has been identified as a further etiologic agent of these conditions. We report two unlinked cases of infant HPeV-3 sepsis-like illness whose sources could be traced back to elder siblings with mild gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms. ...[more]

PMID: 23241372

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