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Treatment of Neonatal Infection Caused by Coxsackievirus B3

Journal of Perinatology volume 19, pages 388–390 (1999)Cite this article

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Four male infants with early neonatal infection caused by coxsackievirus B3 (presumed in one case) exhibited severe thrombocytopenia and liver dysfunction at presentation. The three infants who were administered human normal immunoglobulin within 3 days of disease onset survived, while the fourth infant, who received the preparation 6 days after disease onset, died.

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  1. Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences (H. K., K. O.), Maebashi

    Hirokazu Kimura MSc & Kunio Otsuki MD

  2. Japan

    Hirokazu Kimura MSc & Kunio Otsuki MD

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (H. M.), Jichi Medical School, Tochigi

    Hisanori Minakami MD

  4. Japan

    Hisanori Minakami MD

  5. Kiryu Kosei General Hospital (A. H., H. T., A. T.), Kiryu

    Akira Harigaya MD, Harumitsu Takeuchi MD & Atsushi Tachibana MD

  6. Japan

    Akira Harigaya MD, Harumitsu Takeuchi MD & Atsushi Tachibana MD

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Kimura, H., Minakami, H., Harigaya, A. et al. Treatment of Neonatal Infection Caused by Coxsackievirus B3. J Perinatol 19, 388–390 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7200189

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