All issues > Volume 38(12); 1995

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(12):1690-1693. Published online December 15, 1995.

A Case of Newborn Sepsis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Eun Ha EH Choi¹, Seong Hee SH Jang¹, Eun Sil ES Dong¹, Young Min YM Ann¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kang Nam General Hospital Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Systemic infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious, albeit rare disease in the neonatal period. There is no case of pneumococcal sepsis reported in Korea. The results of epidemiologic studies suggest that the majority of infants with pneumococcal septicemia acquire the microorganisms either by the ascending route or during passage throught the birth canal. The mortality is high in spite of intensive ventilatory support and appropriate antibiotic therapy. We experience a case of newborn sepsis in a 1 day old premature baby caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. He died aged 36 hours. We report this case with brief review of literatures.

Keywords :Newborn sepsis, Streptococcus pneumoniae