Bacteremia, Meningitis, and Brain Abscesses in a Hospitalized Infant: Complications of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjunctivitis
Shah S, Gloor P, Gallagher P. Bacteremia, Meningitis, and Brain Abscesses in a Hospitalized Infant: Complications of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjunctivitis. Journal Of Perinatology 1999, 19: 462-465. PMID: 10685281, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic complicationsBrain abscessesLow birth weight infantsNeonatal intensive care unitMultiple brain abscessesBirth weight infantsIntensive care unitWeight infantsPreterm infantsCorneal ulcerationNeonatal conjunctivitisCare unitSystemic diseasePoor visionCommon causeEye diseaseEye infectionsConjunctivitisMeningitisBacteremiaComplicationsInfantsAbscessP. aeruginosaPrompt detectionIncreasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit
SHAH S, EHRENKRANZ R, GALLAGHER P. Increasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1999, 18: 591-595. PMID: 10440433, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199907000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGNR bacteremiaCare unitNewborn Special Care UnitPercutaneous central venous cathetersNewborn intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalMaternal intrapartum antibioticsGram-negative rod bacteremiaDuration of hospitalizationCentral venous cathetersNegative rod bacteremiaIntensive care unitStepwise multivariate analysisSpecial care unitsNumber of admissionsIntrapartum antibioticsVenous cathetersRetrospective reviewOverall incidenceNeonatal careProspective studyPatient populationBacteremiaMultivariate analysisIncidence