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Etiology
risk factors for neonatal infection
Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis
Treatment
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Nonbacterial pathogens
• mycoplasma pneumonia
• candida albicans
• cytomegalovirus
• pneumocystis carinii
Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis
Early symptoms include:
• Lethargy
• Apnoea
• Bradycardia
• Poor feeding - there may be temperature
instability
• on examination, there may be diminished air
entry over areas of consolidation or effusion.
Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis
Late-onsethospital-acquired pneumonia
may begin gradually, with more secretions
being suctioned from the endotracheal
tube and higher ventilator settings.
Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis
Antibiotics:
In early-onset sepsis, initial therapy should
include ampicillinor penicillin G plus an
aminoglycoside.
Ceftazidime ,ceftriaxone
Erythromycin;
mycoplasma pneumonia
Chlamydia pneumonia