1. Enterovirus and Parechovirus Coinfection in a Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.
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Alidjinou EK, Dorsi Di Meglio M, Biron A, Jeannoel M, Schuffenecker I, and Gourinat AC
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- Enterovirus Infections diagnostic imaging, Humans, Infant, Male, Picornaviridae Infections diagnostic imaging, Enterovirus isolation & purification, Enterovirus Infections complications, Parechovirus isolation & purification, Picornaviridae Infections complications, Sudden Infant Death etiology
- Abstract
Viruses are suspected to play a role in the multifactorial pathogenesis of sudden infant death. We described a sudden and unexpected death in a 5-month-old boy, with detection of both enterovirus and parechovirus RNA in the blood. This is the first report of a dual viraemia of enterovirus and parechovirus and its potential association with a sudden unexpected infant death. Extensive sampling and testing especially using molecular methods currently available is needed to better understanding the "hypothetical" link between viral infections and sudden infant death., Competing Interests: POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2020 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
- Published
- 2020
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