DISCUSSION Septicaemia remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborns, more so in the developing countries. In India, according to the National Neonatal Perinatal Database (NNPD) 2000, the incidence of neonatal septicaemia has been reported to be 24/1000 live births. Along with other organisms like E.coli ,Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas spp. and Salm...

Cases of " cryptogenetic " septicaemia are always of interest, and the B. pyocyaneus is not one of the common organisms in septicaemia, although it has been found more frequently with the improvement of bacteriological methods. Muir and Ritchie state that the B. pyocyaneus is generally found in association with other microorganisms , but that it has been found lately in some diseases in childre...

Chromobacterium violaceum: A report of two cases septicaemia and wound infection - IJMMTD- Print ISSN No: 2581-4753 Online No:- 2581-4761 Article DOI 10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2021.013, IP International Journal Medical Microbiology Tropical Diseases-IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis

Septicaemia caused by N. flavescens is reported for the first time. The septicaemia developed following dental surgery, and the clinical picture was indistinguishable from that of chronic meningococcaemia. The skin lesions resembled the cutaneous manifestations of gonococcaemia. The patient responded to treatment with sulphonamides and penicillin with no relapse over 18 months of follow-up.

Hunter, J. (1973). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 48, 233. Heparin therapy in meningococcal septicaemia. Two cases of meningococcaemia with bad prognostic signs are presented. In one child a state of disseminated intravascular coagulation and defibrinogenation was established. Heparin therapy was used early and successfully in both cases, supporting the value of early anticoagulation in the ...

Dr. Beryl Corner: The mother of this patient was admitted to Bristol Maternity Hospital 26 hours before delivery with ruptured membranes. Labour was normal, ending with a spontaneous vertex delivery of a male child which looked immature and weighed 4 lb 12 oz. His general behaviour, appearance, and head circumference which was just over 13 inches, suggested that the gestation was probably about...