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The treatment of infection and septicemia in the newborn

Die Behandlung von Infektion und Septikämie des Neugeborenen

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The authors discuss the reasons for the frequently fatal outcome of infections in the newborn and report their own bacteriological findings in cases of perinatal infections. The predominant organisms were group D streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and anaerobic bacteria, most of which were sensitive to clindamycin. Following introduction of clindamycin therapy, in combination with an aminoglycoside or ampicillin, the duration of hospitalization was shortened by an average of six days, and the duration of treatment by an average of three days.

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Die Verfasser diskutieren die Gründe für den häufig tödlichen Ausgang von Infektionen des Neugeborenen und berichten über ihre eigenen bakteriologischen Befunde bei Fällen perinataler Infektionen. Die vorherrschenden Keime waren Gruppe-D-Streptokokken, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli und anaerobe Bakterien, die meist gegenüber Clindamycin empfindlich waren. Nach Einführung der Clindamycin-Therapie, in Kombination mit einem Aminoglykosid oder Ampicillin, ging die Dauer der Hospitalisierung um durchschnittlich sechs Tage und die Therapiedauer um durchschnittlich drei Tage zurück.

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Walther, M., Sidiropoulos, D. The treatment of infection and septicemia in the newborn. Infection 8 (Suppl 2), S205–S206 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01639898

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