Use of Normal Imunoglobulin in an Echovirus 11 Outbreak in a Special-Care Baby Unit

Increased Activity of Coxsackievirus B1 Strains Associated with Severe Disease among Young Infants in the United States, 2007–2008

“…To prevent nosocomial transmission, neonatal units must strictly enforce routine infection control measures [36][37][38].…”

Prevention of spread of echovirus 6 in a special care baby unit.

“…All booked high risk pregnancies were transferred to another hospital, so that the only admissions to the unit were from unforeseen neonatal problems arising within the hospital. In view of the experience of others4 6 with outbreaks of echovirus type 11 within a special care baby unit, we felt that normal human immunoglobulin should be given to all contact infants. On identification of a type 6 virus we still felt that extreme caution should be exercised to prevent an outbreak in the unit.…”

An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

“…However, a possibility of asymptomatic carriage of the virus by NICU staff could not be excluded. Transmission from parents visiting the NICU was also possible, as it was postulated that the virus may be repeatedly introduced into an NICU by infected mothers in the period when enterovirus infection is endemic [4]. Epidemiological connections between summer outbreaks of enteroviruses and nosocomial infection cases in autumn were reported [1].…”