Abstract
In 2014, sepsis-like illness affected 9 full-term newborns in 1 hospital in Austria. Although results of initial microbiological testing were negative, electron microscopy identified picornavirus. Archived serum samples and feces obtained after discharge were positive by PCR for human parechovirus 3. This infection should be included in differential diagnoses of sepsis-like illness in newborns.
Highlights
In 2014, sepsis-like illness affected 9 full-term newborns in 1 hospital in Austria
All had been delivered within 2 weeks in the same obstetric unit at the Regional Hospital Feldbach, which is located in a small town (4,500 inhabitants) in southeastern Styria, Author affiliations: Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
The facts that the outbreak was temporally confined and all affected patients had been nursed in the same ward strongly indicated a common source within this unit
Summary
In 2014, sepsis-like illness affected 9 full-term newborns in 1 hospital in Austria. results of initial microbiological testing were negative, electron microscopy identified picornavirus. The Study During August 5–September 7, 2014, a total of 9 newborns, 2–27 (median 5) days of age, showed signs of sepsis-like illness (fever and reduced general condition) and were admitted to the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. The facts that the outbreak was temporally confined and all affected patients had been nursed in the same ward strongly indicated a common source within this unit.
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