Necrotizing Enterocolitis Cases Associated with Nosocomial Enterovirus Transmission in a Neonatal Unit

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Sep;37(9):954-957. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001928.

Abstract

Infectious agents including viruses are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis, a well-known gastrointestinal emergency in newborns. Enteroviruses are common pathogens in neonates and have been associated with outbreaks in neonatal units. Enterovirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis has been described in 3 preterms. Spatiotemporal and molecular analyses have provided evidence of nosocomial transmission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / complications*
  • Cross Infection / virology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Enterovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Enterovirus Infections / complications*
  • France
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / virology
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Spatio-Temporal Analysis