Outbreak of enteroviral infection in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit.

Authors :: Moschovi MA
Theodoridou M
Papaevangelou V
Youroukos S
Nitsa A
Matsiota P
Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou F
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2002 May 01; Vol. 34 (9), pp. 1269-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2002 Apr 02.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: We review the clinical courses and outcomes of an outbreak of enteroviral infection that occurred in 5 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during a 2-month period in a hematology-oncology unit. Three patients presented with encephalitis and 2 with parotitis. Three of the 5 patients recovered uneventfully and 2 died, 1 of chronic encephalitis and 1 of acute brain stem encephalitis.

Subjects :: Child
Child, Preschool
Encephalitis epidemiology
Encephalitis etiology
Enterovirus Infections physiopathology
Female
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Male
Oncology Service, Hospital
Parotitis epidemiology
Parotitis etiology
Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Enterovirus Infections epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 34
Issue :: 9
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 11941555
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1086/339958