Comparison of epidemiology and clinical characteristics of infections by human parechovirus vs. those by enterovirus during the first month of life
- Cabrerizo, Maria
- Trallero, Gloria
- Pena, María José
- Cilla, Amaia
- Megias, Gregoria
- Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen
- Del Amo, Eva
- Roda, Diana
- Mensalvas, Ana Isabel
- Moreno-Docón, Antonio
- García-Costa, Juan
- Rabella, Nuria
- Omeñaca, Manuel
- Romero, María Pilar
- Sanbonmatsu-Gámez, Sara
- Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes
- Santos-Muñoz, María José
- Calvo, Cristina
- Study Group of Enterovirus and parechovirus infections in children under 3 years-old, Spain
DOIAbstract
Human parechoviruses (HPeV) have been recently recognized as important viral agents in paediatric infections. The aims of this study were to investigate the HPeV infection prevalence in infants <1 month in Spain and, secondly, to analyse the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the infected patients compared with those infected by enterovirus (EV). Infants <1 month with neurological or systemic symptoms were included in a multicentre prospective study. EV and HPeV detection by RT-PCR and genotyping were performed in cerebrospinal fluids (CSF), sera or throat swabs. Out of the total of 84 infants studied during 2013, 32 were EV positive (38 %) and 9 HPeV positive (11 %). HPeV-3 was identified in eight cases and HPeV-5 in one. Mean...
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