[Plasmacoagulase-negative Staphylococcus sepsis: experience in a neonatal intensive care unit].
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.
Pérez Fernández
J M
JM
Departamento de Neonatología, Casa Provincial de Maternidad, Barcelona.
Soler Carreras
C
C
Esque Ruiz
M T
MT
Llagostera Benedico
J
J
Carbonell-Estrany
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X
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
D003030:Coagulase
Sepsis a estafilococo plasmocoagulasa negativo: experiencia en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales.