| [echovirus 11 outbreak among premature newborn infants in a neonatal intensive care unit]. | during a period of 3 weeks, 17 premature neonates 4 of them weighing less than 1000 g at birth became infected with echovirus 11 in a neonatal intensive-care unit. beside 3 inapparent infections, severe 'septicaemic' illness was observed among 5 premature neonates combined with meningitis and apnoeic attacks. 4 neonates presented meningitis as the predominant clinical feature and 3 showed gastrointestinal symptoms without neurological involvement. 2 children experienced a febrile illness with ap ... | 1985 | 4013560 |