[Streptococcal infection in the newborn (author's transl)].
28 newborn infants, only 3 of which were female, were treated for early-onset streptococcal septicaemia in the years 1970-1978 at the University Children's Hospital, Freiburg. Overall mortality was 60%, that for premature infants 80%. Almost all infants who died developed D.i.C. 60% had X-ray findings consistent with HMD, even among the mature newborns. 90% showed white blood-cell count changes such as Leucocytopenia, Granulocytopenia, rise in percentage of immature granulocytes, Thrombocytopenia. With the help of these signs and using Gram-stain on stomach aspirates early diagnosis and differentiation from HMD seems feasible.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality
Die Streptokokken-Infektion bei Neugeborenen.