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) |