title: [Plasmacoagulase-negative Staphylococcus sepsis: experience in a neonatal intensive care unit].
abstract: Among 1,049 admissions in the newborn department, during 18 months, authors found 148 positive blood cultures to staphylococci epidermidis (EPN). Recovery of EPN from blood should not be dismissed as a contaminant. 11 newborn were considered to have septicemia by EPN, that means 1.04% of all admissions and 5.6% of babies admitted in intensive care. They find that catheters (100%), assisted ventilation (45.4%) and previous surgery (36.3%) are significant predisposing risk factors. Clinical and laboratory pattern was not different of other sepsis except its late onset. Two patient died. Vancomycin is considered the drug of choice.
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Casa Provincial de Maternidad, Barcelona.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Pérez Fernández
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Soler Carreras
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Esque Ruiz
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Llagostera Benedico
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Carbonell-Estrany
mesh_terms: D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase
vernacular_title: Sepsis a estafilococo plasmocoagulasa negativo: experiencia en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales.