BACKGROUND: Among multiple causes of acute myocarditis, viral infection, especially that due to enteroviruses and adenoviruses, is the leading cause. In the summer 2005 an outbreak of a febrile syndrome accompanied by acute cardiac decompensation occurred in infants and young children in Havana City. Eleven patients had a rapid evolution of disease and there were 8 fatalities from cardiac failure secondary to myocarditis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the etiological agent responsible for this outbreak. STUDY DESIGN: Children admitted to the pediatric hospitals of Havana City from July 3 to August 2 with this clinical presentation were studied. Forty samples of necropsy tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, stools and serum were tested by molecular methods for 14 respiratory viruses, 6 herpesviruses and generic enteroviruses and flavirus and alfaviruses. Viral isolation was performed in A-549 cells. Isolated viruses were typed by sequence analysis. RESULTS: Adenovirus genome was detected in 6 of the 8 fatal cases-the lungs in 5 (63%) and the myocardium in 3 (37%). In two fatal cases, viral genome was detected in both lung and myocardium. Adenovirus was isolated in five fatal cases. In all three non-fatal cases, adenovirus genome was detected and adenovirus was isolated into two. Sequence analysis showed that adenovirus type 5 was the only isolate from fatal cases and adenovirus 1 the only isolate in non-fatal cases. No other viruses were found by PCR or isolation techniques. CONCLUSION: Adenovirus was the etiologic agent implicated in this myocarditis outbreak and adenovirus type 5 was associated with fatal outcome.
BACKGROUND: Among multiple causes of acute myocarditis, viral infection, especially that due to enteroviruses and adenoviruses, is the leading cause. In the summer 2005 an outbreak of a febrile syndrome accompanied by acute cardiac decompensation occurred in infants and young children in Havana City. Eleven patients had a rapid evolution of disease and there were 8 fatalities from cardiac failure secondary to myocarditis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the etiological agent responsible for this outbreak. STUDY DESIGN:Children admitted to the pediatric hospitals of Havana City from July 3 to August 2 with this clinical presentation were studied. Forty samples of necropsy tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, stools and serum were tested by molecular methods for 14 respiratory viruses, 6 herpesviruses and generic enteroviruses and flavirus and alfaviruses. Viral isolation was performed in A-549 cells. Isolated viruses were typed by sequence analysis. RESULTS:Adenovirus genome was detected in 6 of the 8 fatal cases-the lungs in 5 (63%) and the myocardium in 3 (37%). In two fatal cases, viral genome was detected in both lung and myocardium. Adenovirus was isolated in five fatal cases. In all three non-fatal cases, adenovirus genome was detected and adenovirus was isolated into two. Sequence analysis showed that adenovirus type 5 was the only isolate from fatal cases and adenovirus 1 the only isolate in non-fatal cases. No other viruses were found by PCR or isolation techniques. CONCLUSION:Adenovirus was the etiologic agent implicated in this myocarditis outbreak and adenovirus type 5 was associated with fatal outcome.
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