Adenovirus Pneumonitis and Disseminated Viremia in a Neonate Successfully Treated With Steroids, Cidofovir and Ecmo.

IF 2.9 4区医学 Q3 IMMUNOLOGY

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000004670

Sampath Jayaweera, Nirmala Sarwan, Swaroop Arghode, Sai S Duraisingham, Ruth Radcliffe, Oliver T R Toovey, Julian W Tang

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Abstract

A 5-day-old neonate was admitted with chest radiograph showing right-lung opacification. This, together with a severe adenovirus (AdV) viremia (11.8 million copies/mL), indicated severe adenovirus pneumonitis. She was given extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), steroids and intravenous cidofovir. After clearing her AdV and 33 days of ECMO, she continued to require nocturnal ventilator support, after transfer back to her local hospital.

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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

2.80%

发文量

566

审稿时长

2-4 weeks

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