Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal care unit associated with feeding bottles heaters.

This report describes an outbreak caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal care unit possibly linked to feeding bottles heaters. Infection control measures were undertaken such as reinforcement of contact isolation precautions, environmental microbiologic sampling, educational sessions on hand hygiene, and use of sterilized water to refill feeding bottles heaters. The sustained eradication of P aeruginosa isolates after implementing control measures on feeding bottles heaters strongly suggests those as the source of the outbreak.

Congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a two-case report and a review of the literature.

Congenital leukemia is a rare disease with particular biological and clinical characteristics which differs from those of older children and adults. Here, we describe two cases of congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia in two newborns with different clinical presentations (leukemia cutis vs. splenomegaly and respiratory distress) and fatal outcome.

[Incidence of nosocomial infections at a neonatal intensive care unit: a six-year surveillance study].

Introduction: Nosocomial infection is a frequent complication in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) attending patients who require lengthy hospitalization and frequent invasive techniques.

Patients And Methods: This study is part of a prospective surveillance program for nosocomial infection in Spain. All patients admitted to NICUs between June 1999 and March 2005 were observed.

[Vein of Galen arteriovenous malformations and neonatal convulsions].

Introduction: Vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation (VGAM) appears during the embryonic period and gives rise to a complex network of arterial and venous vessels that generates a blood shift, from the brain parenchyma towards the malformation, with haemodynamic repercussions. Heart failure is the most frequent presenting symptom during the neonatal period, yet, convulsions or other neurological signs have occasionally been reported in this stage of life.

Case Report: A term infant with symptoms of heart failure and convulsions that began during the first 12 hours of life.