J Korean Soc Neonatol.  2004 Nov;11(2):241-246.

Pneumatocele Caused by Enterobacter cloacae in the Preterm Neonates

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. yalee@daunet.donga.ac.kr

Abstract

Enterobacter cloacae, a gram negative bacillus is an increasingly frequent cause of nosocomial pediatric infection. It can cause infection of postsurgical wounds, meningitis, and infection of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and respiratory tracts. Newborn infants often are colonized by Enterobacter species in the gastrointestina tract or respiratory tract soon after birth, and a acquisition of hospital strains in immunocompromised newborn infants is common. Neonatal pneumonia has been associated with many infectious agents. Pneumatocele, a cyst-like lesion that develops within the lung parenchyma, is an unusual complication of pneumonia in the neonate, especially in the preterm neonate. Pneumatocele has been reported to occur with Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. We describe 2 cases of premature neonates with pneumonia and subsequent pneumatocele formation caused by Enterobacter cloacae.

Keyword

Eneterobacter cloacae; Preterm neonates; Pneumatocele

MeSH Terms

Bacillus
Colon
Enterobacter cloacae*
Enterobacter*
Escherichia coli
Humans
Infant, Newborn*
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Lung
Meningitis
Parturition
Pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Respiratory System
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Wounds and Injuries
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