Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2000 Nov;7(2):245-249. Korean.
Published online Nov 30, 2000.
https://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.2000.7.2.245
Published online Nov 30, 2000.
https://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.2000.7.2.245
Copyright © 2000 The Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Case Report
Early-Onset Sepsis Due to Listeria Monocytogenes in a Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
Jin Hwa Moon, M.D.,
Sung Hee Oh, M.D.,
and Soo Jee Moon, M.D.
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is one of the important causes of neonatal sepsis and listerial neonatal infection manifests in two forms : Early-onset sepsis syndrome, associated with spontaneous abortion, still birth, preterm labor, granulomatosis infantiseptica, respiratory distress, sepsis, hemodynamic compromise and late-onset listerosis mainly associated with meningitis. Cases of neonatal listerosis reported in Korea have been rare and all were full term newborns. We, herein, report a case of early-onset sepsis due to L. monocytogenes in a extremely low birth weight infant who were born in a critical condition and succumbed in the second day of life despite the intensive care.
Keywords
Listeria monocytogenes; Neonatal sepsis; Extremely low birth weight infant
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