1. Detection of respiratory viral infections in neonates treated for suspicion of nosocomial bacterial sepsis: a feasibility study.
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Kidszun A, Hansmann A, Winter J, Gröndahl B, Knuf M, Weise K, and Mildenberger E
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacteremia drug therapy, Bacteremia virology, Cross Infection drug therapy, Cross Infection virology, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases drug therapy, Infant, Newborn, Diseases virology, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype isolation & purification, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Male, Pilot Projects, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses isolation & purification, Respiratory Tract Infections virology, Rhinovirus isolation & purification, Bacteremia microbiology, Cross Infection microbiology, Infant, Newborn, Diseases microbiology, Respiratory Tract Infections microbiology
- Abstract
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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- 2014
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