Neutrophil transfusion on septic neutropenic neonates.
Depletion of the mature marrow neutrophil stores occurs commonly in neonates with bacterial sepsis and correlates with a fatal outcome. This report discusses the feasibility and efficacy of neutrophil transfusions in such patients and describes two who received neutrophil transfusions and survived without adverse sequelae.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000637:transplantation*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy