Has this ever happened to anyone? about powder formula...?
http://www.tlrcblog.com/2007/05/articles/medical-information/contaminated-powder-infant-formula-linked-to-neonatal-meningitis-and-bacteremia-in-infants/
It scares me to death, I wasn't able to breast feed due to a severe sickness right after my daughter was born where I was hospitalized, should I give her pre-made formula instead or the powder.
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E. coli and Decubitus Ulcers.?
I am having trouble understanding this, why would E. coli be found in a decubitus specimen? I am so used to E. coli being related to gastrointestinal problems I cannot seem to grasp the understanding. I was thinking bacteremia or septicemia. Any help?
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Patients that are prone to decubitus ulcers may also be incontinent (unable to control bladder/bowels). Since E. coli is found in stool, it could find it's way to the ulcer. (
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Has anyone had a infant son with a UTI?
My son was hospitalized at 6 wks old (he's almost 10 wks now) for a UTI and bacteremia. He was treated for two wks at hospital with antibiotics. His billirubin is still high 4.7 and his ALT and AST which was in the 100's during his treatments is now back up in the low 100's. He's getting more labs tomorrow and he had a sonogram and VCUG done in the hospital and both came back fine. I'm still on pins and needles since his labs are coming back with elevated results even after his antibiotic treatmeats.
What was your exp if you had a son with a UTI? If you are a doc or nurse are there questions that I should be asking his docs?
Thx!
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Have patience.
Hospital / clinic acquiring UTI and bacteremia in neonate is not an uncommon issue.
You may go through the following links which will widen your understanding:
1. Spread of the infection beyond the urinary tract and the incidence of bacteremia may be as high as 30%. For these reasons, neonates with UTI's ...
depts.washington.edu/nicuweb/NICU-WEB/uti.stm -
2. UTIs; neonates; young infants; circumcision .... The combination of UTI and bacteremia is more common in the newborn than later ...
www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/goldman/ - Cached - Similar
3. Urinary Tract Infections in Young InfantsSepsis was documented in 31% of neonates, 21% of infants aged 1 to 2 months, .... Infants with bacteremia were usually treated with parenteral antibiotics for ... Previous reports of infants and children with UTI have demonstrated that ...
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what is the presumptive diagnosis of this case?
Case 2
A lethargic 22-month old black female was presented by her mother to the emergency room at 2:15am on a Sunday. The child had a history of a runny nose, hoarse cough and low-grade fever (~99F) for the past 48 hours. The mother was concerned about the forced and noisy breathing of the child. The pediatrician examined the child and found cloudy eyes and mild inflammation of the ears, but no overt signs of bacterial infection (no significant changes in the eardrums). The throat of the child was red and coated with mucus. The larynx was swollen and raw.
The physician performed a rapid Strep test and found it was negative. Throat swabs were taken for culture. The physician placed the child in a room with a warm vaporizer for about 30 minutes. This dramatically improved the breathing of the child.
1. What is the presumptive diagnosis for this case?
a. bacterial pharyngitis due to Bordetella pertussis
b. Viral pharyngitis
c. pneumonia
d. bacteremia
2. If the lab also reported a negative throat culture, which of the following assumptions can be made about the patient?
a. the patient has Streptococcus pyogenes infection
b. the patient has Streptococcus agalactiae infection
c. the patient has a lung infection
d. Streptococcus pyogenes is not the primary cause of the patient's symptoms
3. Due to the negative strep test, negative throat culture little of no pus on pharynx, good response to warm vapor to clear congestion, we can reasonably conclude that this patient is suffering from
a. Haemophilus influenzae infection
b. Staphlococcus aureus infection
c. a viral infection
d. Neisseria meningitidis infection
4. Which of the following medications should not be used to treat this patient at this time?
a. Penicillin G
b. Ciprofloxacin
c. Tetracycline
d. All of the above
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Has anyone has a infant son who had a UTI?
My son was hospitalized at 6 wks old (he's almost 10 wks now) for a UTI and bacteremia. He was treated for two wks at hospital with antibiotics. His billirubin is still high 4.7 and his ALT and AST which was in the 100's during his treatments is now back up in the low 100's. He's getting more labs tomorrow and he had a sonogram and VCUG done in the hospital and both came back fine. I'm still on pins and needles since his labs are coming back with elevated results even after his antibiotic treatmeats.
What was your exp if you had a son with a UTI? If you are a doc or nurse are there questions that I should be asking his docs?
Thx!
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You should be asking the doctor first the cause of the UTI since it's very uncommon for infants to have this unless they we're infected since birth and they're not really getting the proper antibiotic treatment. With regards to his bilirubin, AST and ALT level, i guess he should undergo a complete liver profile or ultrasound to know why. (
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A patient with a heart pacemaker received antibiotic therapy for streptococcal bacteremia (bacteria in the blo?
A patient with a heart pacemaker received antibiotic therapy for streptococcal bacteremia (bacteria in the blood). One month later, he was treated for recurrence of the bacteremia. When he returned 6 weeks later, again with bacteremia, the physician recommended replacing the pacemaker. Why did this cure his condition?
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A pacemaker is a foreign body inside the body, it is susceptible to infection & causing bacteremia .. Of course replacing the pacemaker would cure the condition because it seems to be the only logical septic focus. (
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