Staphylococcal Infection of the Newborn

The Clinical Picture of Staphylococcal Infections in the Newborn.

In recent years there has been increased interest in infective conditions among the newborn, and it has become evident that the conditions of institutions for the newborn are often such as to favour the occurrence and spread of infection. The staphylococcus is recognized as ubiquitous and a potentially pathogenic organism. Its constant presence in the air and on healthy hands (Devenish and Mile...

Infection of the Newborn

This 164-page book is a multi-authored text covering many of the important topics associated with infections of the newborn. While it may be a bit unfair to compare it with encyclopedic textbooks that cover similar territory, it is worth noting that the current edition of Remington and Klein's Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant contains 1,122 pages, and Feigin and Cherry's Text...

Effect of bacterial flora on staphylococcal colonisation of the newborn.

The umbilical and nasopharyngeal flora of newborn infants was examined on days 3, 14, and 42 of life. An analysis of the bacteriological findings suggests that colonisation by either Staphylococcus aureus or Staph. epidermidis prevents colonisation by the other staphylococcus. Similarly, colonisation by Gram-negative bacteria prevents colonisation by staphylococci. Further, this bacterial inte...

Studies on the Pathogenesis of Staphylococcal Infection

Necrosis of rabbit skin produced by thermal injury was found to result in a striking increase in local infectivity of staphylococci that were coagulase-positive and hemolytic, but no local increase in the infectivity of non-pathogenic staphylococci. Infection produced in necrotic burns extended beyond the area of burn and was characterized by hemorrhage, edema, and necrosis of contiguous normal...

Staphylococcal infection in hospitals.