Evaluation of neonatal sepsis screening in a tropical area Part III: Neonatal sepsis in meconium stained deliveries
West Indian med. j
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50(2): 130-132, Jun. 2001.
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RESUMO
Of the 6,060 consecutive live births delivered at the University Maternity Unit of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) during a 30-month period, 635 newborns (10.4) presented with meconium stained (MS) amniotic fluid, of which 595 (94) received bacteriological screening at birth (light MS, n = 543; thick MS, n = 52). Thirty (5) of MS newborns had a bacteraemia (n = 13, group B streptococcus, GBS), and 128 (21.5) a bacterial positive gastric aspirate (n = 54, GBS). Sixty-six newborns among MS babies needed tracheal suctioning (11) in the delivery room for meconium inhalation. Among these 595 screened MS newborns, 286 (48) presented clinical signs of postmaturity at birth, having therefore an explanation for their MS condition. For the other MS newborns without the postmaturity explanation, we experienced twofold increased risk of neonatal sepsis (OR 1.88 for bacteraemia and 2.61 for external carriage p < 0.02, Chi square) as compared with their MS postmature counterparts. We conclude that when meconium stained deliveries are associated with postmaturity signs, one may not need to initiate prophylactic antibiotic treatment at birth unless they present with other traditional risk factors for neonatal sepsis such as intrapartum fever and prolonged rupture of membranes.
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Assunto principal:
Triagem Neonatal
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Sepse
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Mecônio
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
França
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centre Hospitalier Sud Réunion/FR
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Medical University of South Carolina/US
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