Hyperbilirubinaemia and bacterial infection in the newborn. A prospective study.
The incidence of bacterial infection associated with unexplained hyperbilirubinaemia was determined prospectively in 69 infants under 2 weeks of age. Blood and urine cultures were obtained from all patients, and 22 patients had their CSF cultured. Bacterial infection was documented in only 2 infants, who had asymptomatic Gram-negative urinary tract infection.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications
D007612:Kanamycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D001663:Bilirubin