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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
===Sepsis in Neonates=== | ===Sepsis and Pneumonia in Neonates=== | ||
The differential diagnosis for neonatal sepsis includes infection with any of the following: | The differential diagnosis for early-onset neonatal pneumonia or sepsis includes infection with any of the following: | ||
* [[Candida]] | |||
* [[Escherichia coli]] ([[E.coli]]) | * [[Escherichia coli]] ([[E.coli]]) | ||
* [[Haemophilus influenza]] | * [[Haemophilus influenza]] | ||
* [[Herpes virus]] | * [[Herpes virus]] | ||
* [[Klebsiella]] | |||
* [[Listeria]] (less commonly) | |||
* [[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]] (less commonly) | |||
* [[Staphylococcus aureus]] | |||
* [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]] | |||
The differential diagnosis for late-onset neonatal pneumonia or sepsis includes infection with any of the following: | |||
* Candida (Less Commonly) | |||
* [[Chlamydia trachomatis]] | |||
* [[Staphylococcus aureus]] | |||
* [[Streptococcus pneumoniae]] | |||
* [[Streptococcus pyogenes]] | |||
* Viruses ([[adenovirus]], [[enterovirus]]es, [[influenza]], [[parainfluenza]], [[rhinovirus]], and [[respiratory syncytial virus]]) | |||
===Meningitis in Infants=== | ===Meningitis in Infants=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection causes a wide variety of clinical presentations depending on the type of the affected subjects; therefore, the differential diagnosis of GBS infection varies based on the age of the patient and their health condition. Early-onset GBS infection in neonates might lead to pneumonia, meningitis, or sepsis and it must be differentiated from other types of infectious agents in this category of patients.
Differential Diagnosis
Sepsis and Pneumonia in Neonates
The differential diagnosis for early-onset neonatal pneumonia or sepsis includes infection with any of the following:
- Candida
- Escherichia coli (E.coli)
- Haemophilus influenza
- Herpes virus
- Klebsiella
- Listeria (less commonly)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (less commonly)
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
The differential diagnosis for late-onset neonatal pneumonia or sepsis includes infection with any of the following:
- Candida (Less Commonly)
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Viruses (adenovirus, enteroviruses, influenza, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus)
Meningitis in Infants
Shown below is a table summarizing the different pathogens that can cause meningitis in infants.[1]
| Age | Possible pathogens causing the bacterial meningitis |
| < 1 month | |
| 1-23 months |
References
- ↑ Tunkel AR, Hartman BJ, Kaplan SL, Kaufman BA, Roos KL, Scheld WM; et al. (2004). "Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis". Clin Infect Dis. 39 (9): 1267–84. doi:10.1086/425368. PMID 15494903.