Intravenous immunoglobulin for Flavobacterium-induced thrombocytopenia in a premature infant.
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.
Amit
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Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Peleg
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Singer
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Arad
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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*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous