Clinical analyses of neonatal sepsis caused by Listeria monocytogene

Sepsis is one of the most common disease of mortality during neonatal period, especially infected by Listeria monocytogene (LM). If organisms were acquired in uterus, sepsis can lead to serious septicemia with a higher mortality than acquired after birth. Clinical datas were collected in 9 cases who suffered from sepsis caused by LM Following characteristics of the LM infection were summarized. such as: Pregnancy history: Mother has symptom of infection such as chills, fever. Turbid amniotic fluid and fetal distress in uterus, the neonates have fever, dyspnea, rash, hepatosplenomegaly, seizure, Most cases white blood cell count is elevated, but in cases where white blood cell count is below 5×10
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/L always indicated serious infection. Blood culture and CSF test should be done as routine test, correct medicine should be choose by Neonatologists in order to found the neonates accorded with meningitis.