Abdominal cellulitis due to Escherichia coli in a two month old premature newborn
- S Dauger1,
- M Benhayoun1,
- F Touzot1,
- A Bonnard2
- 1Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Robert Debré, Université Paris VII-Denis Diderot, Paris, France
- 2Pediatric Surgery Department, Hôpital Robert Debré
- Correspondence to:
Dr Dauger
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Robert Debré, Université Paris VII-Denis Diderot, IFR02, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; stephane.dauger{at}rdb.aphp.fr
This girl was born at 28 weeks gestation, weighing 780 g. Her first two months of life were unremarkable, with oxygen therapy for moderate bronchopulmonary dysplasia, good growth, and normal neurological examinations. She was not colonised by multiresistant bacteria. On the 60th day of life, the expected discharge date, a small violet spot was seen on her …
