France Reports Rise in Severe Neonatal Infections Caused by a New Enterovirus (Echovirus-11) Variant

• Main Authors: Deepak Chandran (Author), Sandip Chakraborty (Author), Sirwan Khalid Ahmed (Author), Hitesh Chopra (Author), Md. Rabiul Islam (Author), Kuldeep Dhama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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The surge in severe neonatal sepsis cases caused by a novel variant of Echovirus 11 (E-11) in France and several European countries has sparked concern. The affected infants, mostly premature and twins, displayed rapid clinical decline within days after birth, presenting symptoms akin to septic shoc...