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Enagnon Kazali Alidjinou1,2, Marine Dorsi Di Meglio3, Antoine Biron4
1Microbiology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Territorial de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Dumbea, New Caledonia; enagnonkazali.alidjinou@chru-lille.fr.
Abstract:
Viruses are suspected to play a role in the multifactorial pathogenesis of sudden infant death. We described a sudden and unexpected death in a 5-month-old boy, with detection of both enterovirus and parechovirus RNA in the blood. This is the first report of a dual viraemia of enterovirus and parechovirus and its potential association with a sudden unexpected infant death. Extensive sampling and testing especially using molecular methods currently available is needed to better understanding the "hypothetical" link between viral infections and sudden infant death.
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