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Case Reports
. 2012 Nov 27:2012:bcr2012007407.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007407.

Devastating coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant

Sujeevan Indunil Samarasekara  1 , David Booth, Paul Clarke
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Case Reports

Devastating coagulase-negative staphylococcal septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant

Sujeevan Indunil Samarasekara et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

In developed countries, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are responsible for the majority of late-onset infections in very low birth weight infants undergoing neonatal intensive care. As a common skin commensal, they are often considered as mere contaminants of peripheral blood cultures or as relatively benign bacteria clinically. We present a case of invasive CoNS septicaemia in an extremely low birth weight infant which had devastating effects.

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Normal right foot on postnatal day 1.
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Normal ultrasound head (right parasaggital view) on postnatal day 13.
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Ischaemic right foot on postnatal day 18.
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Necrotic toes right foot, day 41.
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Ultrasound head (right parasaggital view) showing extensive encephalomalacia (arrow) on postnatal day 34.
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