Yuanyuan Xu1, Danqun Jin2, Huan Ye3, Youfeng Liang4. 1. Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Hefei, China. 2. Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Hefei, China. jindq69@163.com. 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Hefei, China. 4. Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) occur very rarely. CASE PRESENTATION: P. aeruginos was detected in cultures of venous blood and peritoneal exudate of a newborn with 58 perforations in the small intestine. Intravenous administration of imipenem cilastratin sodium and emergency abdominal surgery were performed. The patient fully recovered and was discharged 17 days after the operation. CONCLUSIONS: Mild symptoms of systemic infections in newborns may delay the diagnosis. Early detection and timely treatment are the key to improved prognosis.
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) occur very rarely. CASE PRESENTATION: P. aeruginos was detected in cultures of venous blood and peritoneal exudate of a newborn with 58 perforations in the small intestine. Intravenous administration of imipenem cilastratin sodium and emergency abdominal surgery were performed. The patient fully recovered and was discharged 17 days after the operation. CONCLUSIONS: Mild symptoms of systemic infections in newborns may delay the diagnosis. Early detection and timely treatment are the key to improved prognosis.
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Keywords:
Bacteremia; Newborn; Perforation in small intestine; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Chih-Hsien Chuang; Yi-Hsin Wang; Hsin-Ju Chang; Hsiu-Ling Chen; Yhu-Chering Huang; Tzou-Yien Lin; Egon A Ozer; Jonathan P Allen; Alan R Hauser; Cheng-Hsun Chiu Journal: Gut Date: 2013-08-13 Impact factor: 23.059