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An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

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We describe an outbreak of echovirus type 18 infection involving 20 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients and the results of virological investigations are presented. RT-PCR demonstrated a widespread transmission of the virus in NICU patients during the outbreak. Separation care and additional infection control measures seemed to be effective in preventing further spread of the virus.

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Abbreviations

NICU:

Neonatal intensive care unit

RT:

Reverse transcription

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

NTR:

Nontranslated region

ICT:

Infection control team

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Acknowledgement

The authors thank Toshio Tanaka, SRL, Inc., for technical assistance, and also the staff of NICU and the members of ICT, Kyushu University Hospital for their cooperation.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Koichi Kusuhara, Mitsumasa Saito, Yuka Sasaki, Shunji Hikino & Toshiro Hara

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Tomoaki Taguchi & Sachiyo Suita

  3. Infection Control Team, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Koichi Kusuhara & Jun Hayashi

  4. Fukuoka City Institute for Hygiene and the Environment, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kiyoko Wakatsuki

  5. Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

    Koichi Kusuhara

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Correspondence to Koichi Kusuhara.

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Kusuhara, K., Saito, M., Sasaki, Y. et al. An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. Eur J Pediatr 167, 587–589 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0516-x

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