Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants
We present two cases of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia as a cause of sepsis in premature infants who had increasing respiratory distress with multiple episodes of apnea. When we investigated these infants for apnea etiology, blood cultures were taken, and R. equi was confirmed based on the colon...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2013-04-01
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We present two cases of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia as a cause of sepsis in premature infants who had increasing respiratory distress with multiple episodes of apnea. When we investigated these infants for apnea etiology, blood cultures were taken, and R. equi was confirmed based on the colony characteristics on nutrient agar; extended antibiotherapy was started. R. equi has been identified frequently as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Infection in immunocompetent patients is rare. R. equi infection in the neonatal period is also rare, and to our knowledge, these are the first cases of R. equi as a sepsis agent in preterm infants.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d8cd6f787d84357bef3b36643213b1e2025-08-20T03:01:15ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-04-01552Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infantsHacer Neslihan Bildik0Sahin TakcıMurat YurdakökAteş KaraDepartment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. hacernslhn@hotmail.com. We present two cases of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia as a cause of sepsis in premature infants who had increasing respiratory distress with multiple episodes of apnea. When we investigated these infants for apnea etiology, blood cultures were taken, and R. equi was confirmed based on the colony characteristics on nutrient agar; extended antibiotherapy was started. R. equi has been identified frequently as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Infection in immunocompetent patients is rare. R. equi infection in the neonatal period is also rare, and to our knowledge, these are the first cases of R. equi as a sepsis agent in preterm infants. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1488 |
| spellingShingle | Hacer Neslihan Bildik Sahin Takcı Murat Yurdakök Ateş Kara Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| title_full | Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| title_fullStr | Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| title_short | Neonatal sepsis due to Rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| title_sort | neonatal sepsis due to rhodococcus equi in two preterm infants |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1488 |
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