Fulminant neonatal septicemia due to Hemophilus parainfluenzae.
A woman with premature rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis gave birth to a 0.73-kg infant at 28 weeks' gestation. The infant died of fulminant septicemia caused by Hemophilus parainfluenzae. This organism should be recognized as a potential cause of chorioamnionitis and neonatal septicemia.
D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000150:complications; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology