Human Herpesvirus 6 Detection during the Evaluation of Sepsis in Infants Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel.

Dantuluri, Keerti L; Konvinse, Katherine C; Crook, Jennifer; Thomsen, Isaac P; Banerjee, Ritu · J Pediatr · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We used the FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis panel for evaluation of sepsis in febrile neonates. We detected human herpesvirus 6, a virus we did not routinely test for previously, in the cerebrospinal fluid of 7 neonates. In all 7 cases, detection of the virus did not warrant antiviral treatment.

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