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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89:F161-F162 doi:10.1136/adc.2002.011668
  • Original article

Nosocomial cutaneous abscesses in septic infants

  1. D Mandel,
  2. Y Littner,
  3. F B Mimouni,
  4. S Dollberg
  1. Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Dollberg
    Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel; dollbergtasmc.health.gov.il
  • Accepted 28 November 2002

Abstract

Objective: To retrospectively study the epidemiology of nosocomial cutaneous abscesses in 46 consecutive septic infants.

Results: Ten infants had one abscess or more. Surviving infants with abscesses had a longer duration of bacteraemia, which disappeared within 24 hours of drainage.

Conclusion: Infants with persistent bacteraemia should be examined regularly for the presence of abscesses.

Footnotes

    Responses to this article

    • Reply to : Septic infants: Pandora box reopens
      • Dror Mandel,
      • Yoav Littner, Francis Mimouni, Shaul Dollberg
      Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online December 20, 2004
    • Septic Infants: Pandora box reopens
      • Girish Gupta,
      • Vishal Sondhi, Kinley Tshering, Suprabha Patnaik
      Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online April 22, 2004

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