Also known as: Enterovirus infection
An outbreak of echovirus 11 affects multiple newborns in the maternity ward, causing severe cardiac damage, seizures, and life-threatening hypotension. The team initially misdiagnoses it as a bacterial infection, leading to one infant death before identifying the viral cause.
Also known as: Antibiotic-induced kidney failure
Multiple infected infants develop acute kidney injury as a side effect of treatment with vancomycin and aztreonam, forcing the team to make difficult decisions about which antibiotic to discontinue.
Also known as: Seizure
The Hartig baby presents with seizures as an early manifestation of the echovirus infection, prompting the initial investigation into the outbreak.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
House diagnoses a clinic patient with an unrecognized pregnancy despite her birth control implant. She initially thought her symptoms were from overtraining for a marathon. The subplot involves questions of paternity following infidelity.
Also known as: Newborn jaundice
A healthy newborn with mild jaundice is kept in hospital longer and serves as the control subject for antibody testing to help identify which virus is causing the outbreak.