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Table 3 Pathogens isolated from infected cephalhaematomas

From: Infected cephalhaematoma in a five-week-old infant - case report and review of the literature

Bacteria

Number (%)

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

29 (67)

Bacillus proteus (B. proteus)

2 (5)

Gardnerella vaginalis (G. vaginalis)

2 (5)

Escherichia hermanii (E. hermanii)

1 (2)

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae)

1 (2)

Beta-hemolytic streptococci

1 (2)

Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis)

1 (2)

Paracolobactrum coliforme

1 (2)

Bacteroides

1 (2)

Gram negative rods

1 (2)

≥ 2 species

2 (5)

Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and

1 (2)

Peptostreptococcus assaharolyticsus

 

Escherichia coli and anaerobic streptococci

1 (2)

Total

43

Clinical condition

Number of patients (% of patients with the same condition)

Skin abrasion

9

E. coli

4 (44)

G. vaginalis

2 (22)

E. coli and Streptococci

1 (11)

S. epidermidis

1 (11)

P. coliforme

1 (11)

Osteomyelitis

18

E. coli

12 (67)

E. hermanii

1 (6)

S. pneumoniae

1 (6)

S. epidermidis

1 (6)

 Beta-hemolytic streptococci

1 (6)

G. vaginalis

1 (6)

P. coliforme

1 (6)

Vacuum-/forceps deliveries

19

E. coli

14 (74)

  ≥ 2 species

2 (11)

Bacteroides

1 (5)

G. vaginalis

1 (5)

P. coliforme

1 (5)

Sepsis

18

E. coli

17 (94)

 Gram negative rods

1 (6)

Meningitis

11

E. coli

9 (82)

E. hermanii

1 (9)

 Gram negative rods

1 (9)

Non-traumatica

16

E. coli

12 (75)

B. proteus

2 (13)

 Gram negative rods

1 (6)

 Beta-hemolytic streptococci

1 (6)

  1. aspontanous delivery without the use of a scalp electrode and no skin abrasion