| Epidemic listeriosis in the newborn. | |
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PMID: 5097970 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Within a three-month period 13 cases of listeriosis in the newborn were seen at the National Women's Hospital, Auckland. Eleven presented in the first 24 hours of life, the most common feature being respiratory difficulty in low birth weight infants. Meconium-stained liquor was noted in nine cases. The constant finding in all cases was an aspiration pneumonia which appeared to be of intrauterine origin from an infected amniotic cavity. There was also evidence of septicaemia in nine cases, and two infants survived meningitis which developed at 1 week. Maternal symptoms were mild and variable, and in only one case were they proved to be due to listerial infection. The mothers came from different suburbs of Auckland and no common source of infection was found. |
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Authors:
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D M Becroft; K Farmer; R J Seddon; R Sowden; J H Stewart; A Vines; D A Wattie |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 3 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1971 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1971-12-09 Completed Date: 1971-12-09 Revised Date: 2010-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 747-51 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Apnea
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etiology Birth Weight Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases / epidemiology* Listeria Infections / complications, diagnosis, epidemiology* Lung / pathology Male Maternal Welfare Meningitis, Listeria / complications New Zealand Placenta / pathology Pneumonia / complications Pneumonia, Aspiration / complications Radiography, Thoracic Respiratory Tract Diseases / etiology Sepsis / complications |
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