title: Intravenous immunoglobulin for Flavobacterium-induced thrombocytopenia in a premature infant.
abstract: Gram-negative septicemia at times causes morbidity and mortality in newborn nurseries. Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin results in a significant decrease in incidence and severity of septicemia resulting from infection in infants. The present case report describes the successful use of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in a Flavobacterium-induced thrombocytopenia in a premature infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amit
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peleg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Arad
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005417:Flavobacterium; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous