Enterovirus Infection in Preterm Quadruplets with Clinical Presentation of Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis: a Case Report

Abstract

This is the unusual case of concurrent late-onset sepsis caused by enteroviruses in preterm quadruplets in a neonatal ward. While viral infections are an important differential diagnosis of bacterial sepsis in the outpatient setting, the occurrence in a neonatal ward with strict prophylactic hygiene measures is unusual. In this case, transmission of enteroviruses via breast milk appears possible.

Keywords

enterovirus - infection - neonatology - sepsis

Publication History

Received: 18 November 2023

Accepted after revision: 18 February 2024

Article published online:
15 April 2024

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