Secondary bacteremia after rotavirus gastroenteritis in infancy

Pediatrics. 2006 Jan;117(1):224-6. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0177.

Abstract

We describe 1 neonate and 3 infants with bacteremia secondary to rotavirus gastroenteritis. All had a typical course of an increase in temperature several days after admission. The causative organisms were Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae, both normal commensals of the small intestine. Pediatricians should be aware of this complication.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / complications*
  • Enterobacter cloacae
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / complications
  • Gastroenteritis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Rotavirus Infections / complications*