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Detection of respiratory viral infections in neonates treated for suspicion of nosocomial bacterial sepsis: a feasibility study.

Anne HansmannEva MildenbergerMarkus KnufK. WeiseBritta GröndahlJulia WinterAndré Kidszun

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Microbiology (medical)Malemedicine.medical_specialtyNeonatal intensive care unitRhinovirusvirusesMEDLINEBacteremiaPilot Projectsmedicine.disease_causeInfant Newborn DiseasesSepsisInfluenza A Virus H1N1 SubtypeIntensive Care Units NeonatalInfluenza A virusmedicineHumansLack of knowledgeProspective StudiesRespiratory systemIntensive care medicineProspective cohort studyRespiratory Tract InfectionsCross Infectionbusiness.industryInfant Newbornmedicine.diseaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesBacterial sepsisInfectious DiseasesPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthFeasibility StudiesFemalebusiness

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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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-09-26The Pediatric infectious disease journal
10.1097/inf.0000000000000008https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24064563