Pseudomonas aeruginosa pleural empyema in a preterm infant

Pleural empyema is defined as the pyogenic infection of the pleural space with purulent effusion. Although it is frequently seen in children and therapy protocols have been developed for it, there are only a few reports about pleural empyema in newborn infants. To our knowledge, just one pret...

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Main Authors: Hilal Ozkan, Merih Cetinkaya, Nilgün Köksal, Solmaz Celebi, Mustafa Hacimustafaoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2009-08-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2326
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author Hilal Ozkan
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Mustafa Hacimustafaoğlu
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description Pleural empyema is defined as the pyogenic infection of the pleural space with purulent effusion. Although it is frequently seen in children and therapy protocols have been developed for it, there are only a few reports about pleural empyema in newborn infants. To our knowledge, just one preterm infant has been reported in the literature. In this article, we report an male infant born at 29 weeks of gestation who had pleural empyema on the 53rd day of life. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) was isolated from his pleural fluid culture. We suggest that this is the first preterm infant with P. aeruginosa empyema.
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spelling doaj-art-685fa97dfecd48a598cd21ba8d4708d92025-08-20T02:01:57ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212009-08-0151410.24953/turkjped.2009.2326Pseudomonas aeruginosa pleural empyema in a preterm infantHilal Ozkan0Merih CetinkayaNilgün KöksalSolmaz CelebiMustafa HacimustafaoğluDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey. Pleural empyema is defined as the pyogenic infection of the pleural space with purulent effusion. Although it is frequently seen in children and therapy protocols have been developed for it, there are only a few reports about pleural empyema in newborn infants. To our knowledge, just one preterm infant has been reported in the literature. In this article, we report an male infant born at 29 weeks of gestation who had pleural empyema on the 53rd day of life. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) was isolated from his pleural fluid culture. We suggest that this is the first preterm infant with P. aeruginosa empyema. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2326
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa pleural empyema in a preterm infant
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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