Neonatal sepsis due to echovirus 18 infection. 1997

S S Shah, and P G Gallagher
Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Clinical manifestations of neonatal echovirus type 18 infections include a nonspecific febrile illness, diarrhea, and meningitis with or without exanthem. We report a successful outcome in a case of neonatal sepsis with shock caused by echovirus type 18, a complication not previously associated with this serotype.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D004457 Echovirus Infections Infectious disease processes, including meningitis, diarrhea, and respiratory disorders, caused by echoviruses. Echo Virus Infections,Infections, Echo Virus,Infections, Echovirus,Echo Virus Infection,Echovirus Infection,Infection, Echo Virus,Infection, Echovirus
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D018805 Sepsis Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK. Bloodstream Infection,Pyaemia,Pyemia,Pyohemia,Blood Poisoning,Poisoning, Blood,Septicemia,Severe Sepsis,Blood Poisonings,Bloodstream Infections,Infection, Bloodstream,Poisonings, Blood,Pyaemias,Pyemias,Pyohemias,Sepsis, Severe,Septicemias
D029822 Enterovirus B, Human A species of ENTEROVIRUS infecting humans and containing 36 serotypes. It is comprised of all the echoviruses and a few coxsackieviruses, including all of those previously named coxsackievirus B. Bornholm Disease Virus,Coxsackievirus A9, Human,Echoviruses,Pleurodynia Virus,Coxsackie A9 Virus,Coxsackie B Viruses,Coxsackieviruses B,Echo Viruses,Human Coxsackievirus A9,Human Enterovirus B,Swine Vesicular Disease Virus,A9 Viruses, Coxsackie,Coxsackie A9 Viruses,Coxsackie B Virus,Disease Virus, Bornholm,Echo Virus,Echovirus,Pleurodynia Viruses,Virus, Bornholm Disease,Virus, Coxsackie A9,Virus, Coxsackie B,Viruses, Coxsackie A9

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