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[Serratia marcescens and neonatal sepsis]. 1988

J Malvehy Rovira, and F Barranco Peña, and P Terradas Mercader

Hospital Infantil Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona.

Authors review infections produced by Serratia marcescens which arose in our neonatal unit from 1982 to 1984, both inclusive. From a total of 4.353 newborns admitted, Serratia marcescens was isolated in 51 newborns; 26 of them exhibited a clinical picture of sepsis, remaining 25 being considered as contaminated. By comparing various characteristics of the contaminated and septic newborns, no difference was found related to sex, gestational age, prenatal pathology, type of delivery, Apgar score, birth-weight or time of diagnosis. Only difference between both groups was severity of intercurrent process and consequently, whether or not were they subject to previous antibiotic treatment and invasive therapeutic maneuvers. Authors conclude that perinatal factors seem to be not so important, as far as supporting a disseminated infection by this organism in concerned, in contrast to former observation by the others authors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D004756	Enterobacteriaceae Infections	Infections with bacteria of the family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE.	Enterobacterial Infections,Cronobacter Infections,Infections, Enterobacteriaceae,Infections, Enterobacterial,Cronobacter Infection,Enterobacteriaceae Infection,Enterobacterial Infection,Infection, Cronobacter,Infection, Enterobacteriaceae,Infection, Enterobacterial,Infections, Cronobacter
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012706	Serratia marcescens	A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens. It is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.
D018805	Sepsis	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.	Bloodstream Infection,Pyaemia,Pyemia,Pyohemia,Blood Poisoning,Poisoning, Blood,Septicemia,Severe Sepsis,Blood Poisonings,Bloodstream Infections,Infection, Bloodstream,Poisonings, Blood,Pyaemias,Pyemias,Pyohemias,Sepsis, Severe,Septicemias