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

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb;51(2):715-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02731-12. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Parechovirus
  • Picornaviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Picornaviridae Infections / transmission
  • Picornaviridae Infections / virology*
  • RNA, Viral
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / transmission
  • Sepsis / virology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Siblings
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/JX682576
  • GENBANK/JX826607