Detection of Respiratory Viral Infections in Neonates Treated for Suspicion of Nosocomial Bacterial Sepsis: A Feasibility Study

There is a lack of knowledge concerning the frequency and significance of respiratory viral infections that occur in the neonatal intensive care unit. In the present study, all neonates with suspected nosocomial bacterial sepsis were screened for a panel of respiratory viruses. Respiratory viral inf...

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Published in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 102 - 104
Main Authors:	Kidszun, André, Hansmann, Anne, Winter, Julia, Gröndahl, Britta, Knuf, Markus, Weise, Kerstin, Mildenberger, Eva
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2014 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacteremia - microbiology Bacteremia - virology Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - drug therapy Cross Infection - microbiology Cross Infection - virology Feasibility Studies Female General aspects Human bacterial diseases Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases - drug therapy Infant, Newborn, Diseases - microbiology Infant, Newborn, Diseases - virology Infectious diseases Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Male Medical sciences Pilot Projects Prospective Studies Respiratory Syncytial Viruses - isolation & purification Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Respiratory Tract Infections - virology Rhinovirus - isolation & purification Viral diseases Human Nosocomial infection Pediatrics respiratory viral infection neonate nosocomial bacterial sepsis Bacteremia Intensive care unit Infection Sepsis syndrome Respiratory tract Newborn Treatment Viral disease neonatal intensive care unit Bacteriosis Feasibility
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Summary:	There is a lack of knowledge concerning the frequency and significance of respiratory viral infections that occur in the neonatal intensive care unit. In the present study, all neonates with suspected nosocomial bacterial sepsis were screened for a panel of respiratory viruses. Respiratory viral infections were detected in 10% of these cases. This was comparable with the frequency of a blood-culture–proven sepsis.
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ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000000008