Human parechovirus-3 infection in a neonate with fever and suspected sepsis ☆

The human parechovirus (HPeV) are viruses of the recently described Picornaviri- dae family and are causing several infections in young children. The pathology associated with these viruses is beginning to emerge. The HPeV type 3 has been described particularly in associ- ation with sepsis-like febrile syndromes, meningitis and encephalitis in very young infants and neonates. We report the case of a 14-day-old girl with a fever and clinical sepsis that required hospitalisation and in which HPeV-3 was identi“ed in the cerebrospinal ”uid. The blood, urine and cerebrospinal ”uid bacterial cultures were negative, and the patient improved. This case illustrates the usefulness of investigating parechovirus infection in neonates with fever or suspected sepsis. © 2013 Asociacion Espade Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.