title: [Infectious pathology in full-term neonates with a low birth weight for their gestational age].
abstract: A retrospective study of infectious diseases has been performed in 194 small-for-date full-term babies, finding septicaemia in 7.2% of cases, urinary tract infection in 5.2%, meningoencephalitis in 1% and enterocolitis in 3%. Most frequent infections agents were: 1) in septicaemia, Klebsiella pneumoniae (28.5%), E. coli and staphylococcus coagulase negative (21.4% for each); 2) in urinary tract infections, Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli (40% for each); 3) in meningoencephalitis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli (50% for each), and 4) in enterocolitis, E. coli (50%) and rotavirus (33%). Overall mortality rate was 4.1%, being 14.3% in the group with septicaemia (14 babies). Incidence of septicaemia is significatively related to assisted ventilation, catheterization of blood vessels, anemia and intravascular disseminated coagulation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría del Hospital Universitario de Sevilla.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vela
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chunga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valls
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013030:Spain; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Patología infecciosa en recién nacidos a término de bajo peso para la edad gestacional.