Actinomyces neuii and neonatal sepsis.
Actinomyces neuii belongs to the coryneform bacteria. In the case presented here this gram-positive rod had to be considered the pathogen causing not only the chorioam nionitis but also the neonatal sepsis. Conventional therapeutic regimes are effective due to the high sensitivity of A. neuii to beta-lactam antibiotics.
Mann
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Dept. of Pediatric Intensive Care, Academic Teaching Hospital, Feldkirch, Austria. chrimann@vol.at
Dertinger
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Hartmann
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Schurz
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Simma
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents