An exanthematic disease epidemic associated with coxsackievirus B3 infection in a day care center
Keywords:
Enteroviruses, Epidemiology of enterovirus, Exanthematic diseaseAbstract
An epidemic of exanthematic illness in a day care center is described. Ten children aged 7 to 13 months were affected by the illness. The exanthem was characterized by nonconfluent macular or maculopapular lesions that appeared on the face, body and limbs. Fifty percent of the infected children had fever of up to 39ºC at the beginning of the disease. Coxsackievirus B3 (CB3) was isolated from the stool of one ill child. Paired serum samples were obtained from eight ill children and six of them presented seroconversion to CB3. Antibodies to CB3 were detected at titers higher than 16 in a single serum sample collected from the other two patients. Neutralizing antibodies to CB3 were detected in 71.0% of the contact children.Downloads
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1995-06-01
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Epidemiology
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Moreira, R. C., Castrignano, S. B., Carmona, R. de C. C., Gomes, F. M. S., Saes, S. G., Oliveira, R. S., Souza, D. F. C., Takimoto, S., Costa, M. C. L., & Waldman, E. A. (1995). An exanthematic disease epidemic associated with coxsackievirus B3 infection in a day care center . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 37(3), 235-238. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29267