Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1988 · 12 citations · 3 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsNeonatologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesSepsisBacterial InfectionsInfant Infectious DiseasesNeonatal InfectionsNeonatal Infectious DiseasesNeonatal SepsisRespiratory InfectionsBacterial Infections In NewbornsEarly Life InfectionNeonatal Bacterial InfectionNeonatal Infection EpidemiologyNeonatal Infectious Disease EpidemiologyNeonatal Sepsis Epidemiology
During a 27 month study seven nonserotypable strains of Haemophilus influenzae and two of Haemophilus parainfluenzae were isolated from nine neonates. Seven had early infection associated with respiratory distress or conjunctivitis; three had septicaemia one of whom died. The incidence of haemophilus septicaemia was 0.23 per 1000 live births.
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