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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Nov 2010
Case ReportsA rare case of sepsis in newborn: Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia.
- Nalan Karabayir, Nevin Hatipoglu, Erdal Adal, and Kamuran Sanli.
- Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. 2010 Nov 1; 282 (5): 591-2.
BackgroundStreptococcus pneumoniae is a rare cause of sepsis in the newborn.CaseThe term baby was admitted on complaint of dyspnea, and antibiotherapy was begun after samples for hemocultures were obtained with the suspicion of sepsis according to the clinical and laboratory data. S. pneumoniae was demonstrated in the vaginal culture of the mother of the patient whose lumbar punction and chest roentgenogram were normal but hemoculture revealed the propagation of S. pneumoniae. The patient, treated with antibiotherapy for 14 days, was discharged without any complications.ConclusionIn preventing the probable complications, it is important to absolutely treat the maternal pneumococcal colonization that can cause severe infections in the newborn and also to treat the newborns even if they are asymptomatic.
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