Rotavirus infection in Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit

• Main Authors: Hilda G. Hernández-Orozco (Author), Guadalupe L. Aparicio-Santiago (Author), Esperanza Lucas-Reséndiz (Author), José Luis Castañeda-Narváez (Author), Carlos López-Candiani (Author), Virginia Díaz-Jiménez (Author), Aurora Rosas-Ruiz (Author), Ma. del Carmen Sandoval-Medina (Author), Patricia Arzate-Barbosa (Author), Wendy Domínguez-Viveros (Author), Patrik Eliana Sarmiento-Wilches (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0186-2391; 2395-8235; 10.18233/APM35No5pp365-372
• Keywords: Outbreak; Rotavirus; Infants; Intermediate Care Unit; NICU; Medicine; R; Pediatrics; RJ1-570
• Source: Acta Pediátrica de México, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 365-372 (2014)

Rotavirus acute gastroenteritis, continues to be one of the most common cause of morbidity in children younger than 2 years of age. However, it is not often to report outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units. The aim of this paper was to describe the epidemiological investigation of a Rotavirus outbreak, the viral transmission between infants and the control measures taken. Materials and Methods: An outbrake study was performed in a neonatal intermediate care unit due to the presence of Rotavirus gastroenteritis cases. Results: We identified 3 rotavirus gastroenteritis cases confirmed by direct antigen detection, the source could not be identified. Discussion: We considered a transmission mechanism of propagated source because infected people excreted large number of viral particles and cause widespread environmental contamination. Conclusion: Quickly case identification and implemented implemen- tation of control measures prevent new cases and limits the spread of the outbreak.