Neonatal listeriosis: a report of seven cases.
Seven neonates with listeriosis admitted to Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait, are reported. Six had the meningitic type and one the septicaemic type. Serotyping showed 1/4b in all neonates. The response to 2 weeks ampicillin and amikacin was excellent with no mortality or morbidity.
D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007730:Kuwait; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000667:Ampicillin; D000583:Amikacin