Approach to term neonates born after maternal intrapartum fever and unknown maternal group B Streptococcus status: value of serum C-reactive protein and 16S rRNA gene PCR amplification.
Thirty-six term neonates born after maternal intrapartum fever, with premature rupture of membranes <18 hours and unknown maternal group B Streptococcus status had blood samples for complete blood count, C-reactive protein, culture, and 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction amplification. Only 2 neonates were symptomatic and none had leukopenia, C-reactive protein >1.0 mg/dL, bacteremia, or positive polymerase chain reaction.
Makhoul
Imad R
IR
Department of Neonatology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, and the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. makhoul@rambam.health.gov.il
Sprecher
Hanna
H
Smolkin
Tatiana
T
Sawaid
Raneen
R
Ben-David
Shlomit
S
Sujov
Polo
P
Tamir
Ada
A
Kassis
Imad
I
Blazer
Shraga
S
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002097:C-Reactive Protein