Plasmacoagulase-negative Staphylococcus sepsis: experience in a neonatal intensive care unit

Among 1,049 admissions in the newborn department, during 18 months, authors found 148 positive blood cultures to staphylococci epidermidis (EPN). Recovery of EPN from blood should not be dismissed as a contaminant. 11 newborn were considered to have septicemia by EPN, that means 1.04% of all admissi...

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Published in:	Anales españoles de pediatría Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 103
Main Authors:	Pérez Fernández, J M, Soler Carreras, C, Esque Ruiz, M T, Llagostera Benedico, J, Carbonell-Estrany, X
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-08-1987
Subjects:	Coagulase - metabolism Humans Infant, Newborn Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Retrospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus - enzymology
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Summary:	Among 1,049 admissions in the newborn department, during 18 months, authors found 148 positive blood cultures to staphylococci epidermidis (EPN). Recovery of EPN from blood should not be dismissed as a contaminant. 11 newborn were considered to have septicemia by EPN, that means 1.04% of all admissions and 5.6% of babies admitted in intensive care. They find that catheters (100%), assisted ventilation (45.4%) and previous surgery (36.3%) are significant predisposing risk factors. Clinical and laboratory pattern was not different of other sepsis except its late onset. Two patient died. Vancomycin is considered the drug of choice.
ISSN:	0302-4342