Echovirus 30 and coxsackievirus A9 infection among young neonates with sepsis in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Human enteroviruses (EV) are the most common causes of neonatal sepsis-like disease. The frequencies of EV including coxsackievirus A, coxsackievirus B and Echovirus serotypes have been studied in young infants (younger than three months) with sepsis. So far, the role of enteroviruses among neonates with sepsis was not determined in Ahvaz, Iran. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the frequency of EV among hospitalized young infants with clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis in Ahvaz.

Materials and methods

Blood specimens from 128 neonates (younger than 90 days), including 56 (43.75%) girls and 72 (56.25%) boys, were collected from hospitalized neonates with clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis-like symptoms. All blood samples were negative

SUBMITTER: Shabani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6243150 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature