Abstract
Care of extreme preterm newborns remains a challenge in resource poor settings as management is fraught with many constraints. Use of indwelling umbilical catheters is part of their routine management but these catheters can predispose to risk of thrombus formation and subsequent infection. Infective endocarditis is rare in them. We describe a case of infective endocarditis in an extreme preterm following prolonged umbilical catheterization which resolved after use of sensitive antimicrobial.
Keywords: Preterm neonate, Catheterisation, Infective endocarditis, Echocardiography
Résumé
La prise en charge des nouveau-nés prématurés extrêmes reste un défi dans les milieux pauvres en ressources vu que la gestion est offusquée à de nombreuses contraintes. L’utilisation de cathéters
ombilicaux domiciliant fait partie de leur gestion de routine, mais ces cathéters peuvent prédisposer au risque de formation de thrombus et de subséquentes infections. L’endocardite infectieuse est rare chez ces derniers. Nous décrivons un cas d’endocardite infectieuse chez un prématuré extrême suite à un cathétérisme ombilical prolongé qui s’est résolu après l’utilisation d’un antimicrobien sensible.
Mots-clés: Nouveau-né prématuré, cathétérisme, endocardite infectieuse, échocardiographie
Correspondence: Dr. Adejumoke I. Ayede, Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan,Nigeria. E-mail- idayede@yahoo.co.uk.
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