Suspected sepsis in a 10-week-old infant and SARS-CoV-2 detection in cerebrospinal fluid and pharynx

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A young male infant was referred to the emergency department with apparent acute sepsis. The laboratory results were compatible with a viral infection except for a slightly elevated procalcitonin level. Due to the clinical severity intravenous antibiotic treatment was started immediately. Cerebrospinal fluid and urine testing initially showed no infection focus but then SARS-CoV‑2 was detected in the lower pharynx and cerebrospinal fluid. The clinical condition of the infant rapidly improved but whether this was due to symptomatic or antibiotic treatment remained unknown. There is still a considerable lack of experience regarding diagnostics and treatment of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:169

Enthalten in:

Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde - 169(2021), 4 vom: 28., Seite 312-316

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

10 Wochen alter Säugling mit Sepsisverdacht und SARS-CoV-2-Nachweis in Liquor und Rachen

Beteiligte Personen:

Färber, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Stäbler, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Getzinger, Thekla [VerfasserIn]
Uhlig, Torsten [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Elevated procalcitonin
English Abstract
Infant infection
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 systemic infection

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Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00112-020-00942-8

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NLM31409833X