Clinical Manifestations of Norovirus Infection in Korean Pediatric Cancer Patients / 소아감염
Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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: 40-47, 2011.
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| ID: wpr-217565
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Norovirus infection, a common cause of community-acquired gastroenteritis, can also lead to severe illness in immunocompromised patients. We investigated clinical manifestations of norovirus infection in pediatric cancer patients.METHODS:
Stool specimens were collected from pediatric patients with gastrointestinal symptoms between November 2008 and September 2009 at Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Norovirus infection was identified by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A retrospective chart review was performed in pediatric cancer patients who were diagnosed with norovirus infection.RESULTS:
Ten patients were diagnosed with norovirus infection by RT-PCR in stool samples. The median age was 0.83 years (range 0.25-5.5 years) and the male to female ratio was 1.51 (6 males and 4 females). Underlying diseases were hematologic malignancies (4/10, 40%), neuroblastoma (4/10, 40%), and brain tumors (2/10, 20%). Three patients were infected before hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and four patients after HCT. All patients had diarrhea (10/10, 100%), with a median frequency of diarrhea of 8.5 times/day (range 4-22 times/day). Median virus shedding duration was 72.5 days (range 19-299 days). Four patients with pneumatosis intestinalis were conservatively treated with bowel rest and total parenteral nutrition. One patient with severe diarrhea and bloody stool had concomitant chronic gut graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Norovirus infection-related mortality was not observed.CONCLUSION:
Norovirus infection can cause significant clinical manifestations with prolonged viral shedding in immunocom-promised patients. Norovirus should be considered in pediatric cancer patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Huésped Inmunocomprometido
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Nutrición Parenteral Total
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Esparcimiento de Virus
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Trasplante de Células
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Neoplasias Hematológicas
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Trasplantes
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Norovirus
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
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