Infectious Diseases

I would like to know how common it is to have meningococcal meningitis in a newborn. Mother had concomitant UTI and LRTI. Direct smear of csf showed gram negative rods. Child had intracranial bleed and severe pneumonia neonatal sizures. Now recovering with piperacillin and amikacin. I will post the pictures later Thanks for your inputs dr.r.selvan Erode, india

peace be upon you all .i need your help for my master degree in pediatrics and neonatology ,i'm preparing thesis about postoperative complications in surgical nicu in cairo university in egypt.but i can't find papers about this issue.can you please help me if anyone have any idea about any link or paper related to this subject.thanks alot.

Dear Colleagues, I am interested in reducing bloodstream infection in the VLBW population in my NICU. Do any of you have bundles that have worked for you and willing to share? Thanks.

Hello friends, Greetings from Hyderabad India,I have a preterm baby (28-30 weeks) with resp.distress mother PPROM 3 days born by SVD mother received 2 doses of steroid. how to manage in a level III NICU setup since the parents are poor.

dear members, Fumigation is a routine procedure in nicu. is there is any guideline regarding fumigation of nicu regarding indications.

We have 60 % non culture proven sepsis in newborns. I doubt that many of them might have viral sepsis. None of the studies from india haveidentified the viral etiology.Hence our aim is to organise a study to find out the other etiologies of neonal sepsis.I need experts help in formulating, diagnosing and proving this. I request the advice from the learned . Thanks dr.r.selvan Erode, India

hi all It´s basic, but this always generates discussion in our service. the patient is 35 weeks pregnant, one single control, VDRL 1/16 FTA abs positive, our discussion is ,if we should consider it a previous serologic title or indicate benzathine penicillin. If the birth occurs before the month, the infant shoud be treated ? and to end , do you have experience in the use of benzathine penicillin en the neonate ? I hope your answers as soon as possible thanks in advance

New CDC Revised Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease were presented at the PAS meeting in Vancouver last month. I was not able to attend the meeting. Can anybody tell me what is going to change? Thanks Eric Giannoni, MD University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

Is there any recent study after 2006 or any recent evidence addressing this issue of " lumber puncture in early onset sepsis in neonate". Regards

How many of our colleagues use nystatin in preterms for Candida Prophylaxis? What has been your success rate? What has been your experience? What is your protocol? When do you start? What dose? Frequency? Continue till when?