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First whole genome sequencing and analysis of human parechovirus type 3 causing a healthcare-associated outbreak among neonates in Hungary.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2024
Deézsi-Magyar Nóra, Novák Nikolett, Lukács Adrienne, Tarcsai Katalin Réka, Hajdu Ágnes, Takács László, Farkas Ferenc Balázs, Rigó Zita, Barcsay Erzsébet, Kis Zoltán, Szomor Katalin
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PURPOSE: In November 2023, the National Reference Laboratory for Enteroviruses (Budapest, Hungary) received stool, pharyngeal swab and cerebrospinal fluid samples from five newborns suspected of having human parechovirus (PEV-A) infection. The neonates were born in the same hospital and presented with fever and sepsis-like symptoms at 8-9 days of age, and three of them showed symptoms consistent with central...
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