Devastating coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Nov 27:2012:bcr2012007407. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007407.

Abstract

In developed countries, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are responsible for the majority of late-onset infections in very low birth weight infants undergoing neonatal intensive care. As a common skin commensal, they are often considered as mere contaminants of peripheral blood cultures or as relatively benign bacteria clinically. We present a case of invasive CoNS septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant which had devastating effects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / therapy
  • Catastrophic Illness
  • Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / therapy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis*
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Echoencephalography
  • Female
  • Fetal Growth Retardation / diagnosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / therapy
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Ischemia / therapy
  • Leg / blood supply
  • Leukomalacia, Periventricular / diagnosis
  • Leukomalacia, Periventricular / therapy
  • Necrosis
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Sepsis / therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Toes / blood supply
  • Toes / pathology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents