Severe intrauterine infection due to Capnocytophaga ochracea.
A case of severe neonatal sepsis due to intrauterine infection with Capnocytophaga ochracea, complicated by hypotension, renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation, is reported. The role of Capnocytophaga as an organism of increasing importance in intrauterine and peripartum infections is discussed.
Mayatepek
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University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, FRG.
Zilow
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Pohl
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000209:etiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D014812:Vitamin K; D000667:Ampicillin; D004298:Dopamine; D014031:Tobramycin