RESUMEN
A less than one-month-old infant with symptoms of rhinitis died unexpectedly in his sleep. He was not born prematurely and had no known underlying disease. Cerebrospinal fluid, nasopharyngeal and lung samples, and rectal swab were found to be positive for subgroup A rhinovirus, while the blood was negative. This case highlights the important finding that the rhinovirus, a common pathogen associated with upper respiratory tract infections, can sometimes, as the only pathogen, lead to complications such as a cerebrospinal infection and be involved in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Vigilance is necessary in case of viral infections in the infant's environment, and measures of hygiene and protection must be encouraged in order to reduce the risk of the SIDS.
Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Picornaviridae , Rhinovirus , Muerte Súbita del Lactante , Humanos , Muerte Súbita del Lactante/etiología , Infecciones por Picornaviridae/complicaciones , Infecciones por Picornaviridae/virología , Masculino , Lactante , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/virología , Recién NacidoRESUMEN
Our study aimed to compare children under 5 years hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus in prepandemic and late-pandemic periods. We included 209 children at the Dijon University Hospital (France). We observed a nearly 3-fold increase in the number of cases in the late period, with older children, but less frequently requiring intensive care. These observations could help prepare a new pandemic.