[Impact of clinical practice guidelines on the incidence of bloodstream infections related to peripherally inserted central venous catheter in preterm infants].

In our neonatal intensive care unit, the incidence density of infections related to central catheters, assessed retrospectively over 2 years, exceeded that described in the literature. To reduce this incidence density, clinical practice guidelines were implemented for the insertion and maintenance of central lines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the protocol on the incidence density and the incidence rate of nosocomial bloodborne infections.

[Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome: a serotype-3-associated case].

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the primary cause of acute renal failure in children younger than 3 years of age. It usually occurs after a diarrheal illness due to Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli. Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP)-induced HUS remains rare, involving 5% of all cases of HUS in children, but its frequency has increased over the last decade.

[Mortality, morbidity and short-term neurologic outcome of premature infants less than or equal to 32 weeks gestational age in Fort-de-France CHR].

Unlabelled: The mortality and neurodevelopmental outcome of premature infants born between 25 and 33 weeks of gestational age in Fort-de-France (Martinique, French West Indies) is reported.

Population: The preterm cohort included 214 infants born during the years 1992 to 1995.

Results: The mortality rate during the hospitalization was 20%, but was only 14% when the birth weight was more than 1,000 g.