Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece

Nikolaos Siafakas; Maria Goudesidou; Katerina Gaitana; Antonios Gounaris; Aristea Velegraki; Kleoniki Pantelidi; Loukia Zerva; Efthymia Petinaki

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.014

Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece

Am J Infect Control. 2013 Nov;41(11):1125-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.014. Epub 2013 May 21.

Authors

Nikolaos Siafakas¹, Maria Goudesidou, Katerina Gaitana, Antonios Gounaris, Aristea Velegraki, Kleoniki Pantelidi, Loukia Zerva, Efthymia Petinaki

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, "ATTIKON" Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.

PMID: 23706831
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.014

Abstract

We report an outbreak of echovirus 6 meningitis in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece from July to August 2011. The most probable source of the outbreak was a mother; during hospitalization, her neonate was initially infected, followed by 7 more. Stricter infection control measures were implemented, and no other cases have been observed.

Keywords: Aseptic meningitis; Echovirus 6; Enteroviruses; Infection control measures; Neonates; Viral meningitis.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / virology
Disease Outbreaks*
Echovirus 6, Human
Echovirus Infections / epidemiology*
Echovirus Infections / virology
Female
Greece / epidemiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infection Control / methods*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male
Meningitis, Viral / epidemiology*
Meningitis, Viral / virology