Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece
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- 作者：Nikolaos Siafakas ; Maria Goudesidou ; Katerina Gaitana ; Antonios Gounaris ; Aristea Velegraki ; Kleoniki Pantelidi ; Loukia Zerva ; Efthymia Petinaki
- 关键词：Aseptic meningitis ; Enteroviruses ; Viral meningitis ; Echovirus 6 ; Infection control measures ; Neonates
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：November, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：41
- 期：11
- 页码：1125-1128
- 全文大小：182 K
文摘
We report an outbreak of echovirus 6 meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece from July to August 2011. The most probable source of the outbreak was a mother; during hospitalization, her neonate was initially infected, followed by 7 more. Stricter infection control measures were implemented, and no other cases have been observed.