First two cases of neonatal human parechovirus 4 infection with manifestation of suspected sepsis, Finland

Anne J Jääskeläinen; Pekka Kolehmainen; Hannimari Kallio-Kokko; Tea Nieminen; Marjaleena Koskiniemi; Sisko Tauriainen; Maija Lappalainen

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.010

First two cases of neonatal human parechovirus 4 infection with manifestation of suspected sepsis, Finland

J Clin Virol. 2013 Sep;58(1):328-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.010. Epub 2013 Jul 15.

Authors

Anne J Jääskeläinen¹, Pekka Kolehmainen, Hannimari Kallio-Kokko, Tea Nieminen, Marjaleena Koskiniemi, Sisko Tauriainen, Maija Lappalainen

Affiliation

¹ HUSLAB, Department of Virology and Immunology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland. anne.jaaskelainen@helsinki.fi

PMID: 23867007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.010

Abstract

Human parechoviruses are a family of viruses closely related to enteroviruses, and associated with neonatal sepsis-like syndrome, respiratory symptoms and gastrointestinal infection. Here we present clinical details of two neonatal sepsis cases suspected to be caused by HPeV4 infection. The patients were hospitalized in October, 2012. No other causative agents were detected.

Keywords: Human parechovirus 4; Neonatal; PCR; Sepsis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Finland
Humans
Infant
Male
Parechovirus / isolation & purification*
Picornaviridae Infections / diagnosis*
Picornaviridae Infections / pathology*
Picornaviridae Infections / virology
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / pathology*
Sepsis / virology