title: Neonatal Conjunctivitis Leading to Neonatal Sepsis--A Case Report.
abstract: Neonatal conjunctivitis is the most common occular disease in neonates. Most infections are acquired during vaginal delivery. In spite most of these cases are benign; some of them may progress to systemic complications like loss of vision if left untreated. The authors present a case of a newborn who developed late onset neonatal sepsis from E. coli positive conjunctivitis. The baby was treated with Injection Meropenem and Injection Amikacin for 10 days. The course was uneventful, after that baby responded well and discharged home on 24th day.
authors.affiliation: Dr Arjun Chandra Dey, Assistant Professor, Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahidullah
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D000077731:Meropenem; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000583:Amikacin; D000077731:Meropenem