Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 518: Sudden Infant Death Associated with Rhinovirus Infection

Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 518: Sudden Infant Death Associated with Rhinovirus Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v16040518 Authors: Christelle Auvray Stéphanie Perez-Martin Isabelle Schuffenecker Cécile Pitoiset Georges Tarris Katia Ambert-Balay Laurent Martin Nathalie Dullier-Taillefumier Jean-Baptiste Bour Catherine Manoha A less than one-month-old infant with symptoms of rhinitis died unexpectedly in his sleep. He was not born prematurely and had no known underlying disease. Cerebrospinal fluid, nasopharyngeal and lung samples, and rectal swab were found to be positive for subgroup A rhinovirus, while the blood was negative. This case highlights the important finding that the rhinovirus, a common pathogen associated with upper respiratory tract infections, can sometimes, as the only pathogen, lead to complications such as a cerebrospinal infection and be involved in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Vigilance is necessary in case of viral infections in the infant’s environment, and measures of hygiene and protection must be encouraged in order to reduce the risk of the SIDS.
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