PNEUMOCOCCAL SEPSIS AND PNEUMONIA IN THE NEONATE

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作者
MORIARTEY, RR
FINER, NN
机构
[1] ROYAL ALEXANDRIA HOSP,DEPT NEONATOL,EDMONTON T5H 3V9,ALBERTA,CANADA
[2] UNIV ALBERTA,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,EDMONTON T6G 2M7,ALBERTA,CANADA
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN | 1979年 / 133卷 / 06期
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10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130060041007
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Two neonates had early onset Diplococcus pneumoniae septicemia and pneumonia. Both recovered after intensive respiratory and antibiotic therapy, although a review of the literature indicates that early pneumococcal septicemia has been associated with an extremely high mortality. Pneumococcal septicemia in a one-year period accounted for 12% of all documented neonatal bacteremias. This may indicate an increasing incidence of this organism in newborns. (Am J Dis Child 133:601-602, 1979. © 1979, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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