Fatal ureaplasmal pneumonia and sepsis in a newborn infant.
Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated in pure culture from blood tracheal aspirate and lung tissue in a newborn infant, who died of a severe pneumonia within 48 h after birth. The clinical course was characterized by persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Post-mortem examination revealed extensive hyaline membrane formation combined with signs of inflammation in both lungs. The clinical and histopathological picture resembled that of early onset group B haemolytic streptococcal pneumonia/sepsis.
Brus
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Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
van Waarde
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WM
Schoots
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Oetomo
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SB
D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010547:Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum