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18987901

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic procedures in infants presenting with febrile illness in the summer and fall of 2006. Infants younger than 90 days presenting with febrile illness were included. A sepsis evaluation was performed. Stool and/or cerebrospinal fluid were tested for enterovirus (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]). Twenty-four infants were included, with a median age of 36 days (range 5-87). Nineteen infants (79%) were diagnosed with enterovirus infection. In nine infants, both stool and cerebrospinal fluid were tested for enterovirus; both specimens were positive in three infants. In seven infants, only the stool and in three infants, only the cerebrospinal fluid was tested. The five infants without enterovirus infection were only partly tested; in four infants, only the stool and in one infant, only the cerebrospinal fluid was tested. Three infants (13%) were diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, one of which tested positive for enterovirus as well. Twenty-three infants received antibiotic treatment. The median duration of antibiotic treatment of infants without bacterial infection was 3.2 days. Thorough diagnostic evaluation for enterovirus in different specimens is important, as, often, only one specimen is positive for enterovirus. When enterovirus is diagnosed, patient management may be influenced.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1435-4373
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
469-72
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
An enterovirus epidemic in infants in the summer and fall of 2006.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article