RESUMEN
A number of stool samples from a neonatal intensive care unit reacted in a latex agglutination test (LAT) for adenoviruses. However, the majority of these babies had no symptoms. Virus particles were not visualized by electron microscopy, whereas the results of ELISAs and stool cultures in appropriate cell lines remained negative. The episode was interpreted as a pseudoepidemic. The LAT for adenoviruses is not suited for the examination of stools from very young babies.
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Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos/epidemiología , Adenovirus Humanos/aislamiento & purificación , Brotes de Enfermedades , Heces/virología , Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal , Pruebas de Fijación de Látex , Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos/diagnóstico , Adulto , Infección Hospitalaria/diagnóstico , Infección Hospitalaria/epidemiología , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Reacciones Falso Positivas , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Microscopía ElectrónicaRESUMEN
Two cases of necrobacillosis or post-anginal septicemia (Lemierre's syndrome) due to Fusobacterium necrophorum are described. The first case in a young adult was complicated by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein, lung abscesses and skin involvement. The second case was in a 2-year-old child, which is exceptional. The primary focus was possibly otitis media. In a third patient with multiple metastases of colon carcinoma, Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia was diagnosed during a bout of fever 36 hours before death.