title: Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in preterm infants.
abstract: Infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome due to bacteria is rare and its appearance in preterm babies is uncommon. The signs, symptoms, laboratory values, and clinical status of three preterm babies with infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa are described and differences between preterm and infant cases are discussed in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ccaygun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aygun
authors.forename: Gülsevin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekinalp
authors.forename: Aytemiz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurgey
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome