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12 Infection

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Explain why infection is common in newborn infants.
  • Prevent infection.
  • List the common minor infections.
  • List the major infections.
  • Treat both minor and major infections.
  • Diagnose chorioamnionitis at birth.
  • Diagnose and treat congenital syphilis.
  • Manage an infant born to an HIV-positive woman.
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12-1 What is infection?
12-2 How does the body prevent infection?
12-3 Is infection common in newborn infants?
12-4 Why do newborn infants often become infected?
12-5 How can you prevent infection in newborn infants?
12-6 What are the sources of infection?
12-7 How are infections classified?
12-8 What are the common, minor infections?
12-9 What are the signs of conjunctivitis?
12-10 What are the causes of conjunctivitis?
12-11 What is the management of conjunctivitis?
12-12 What are the signs of an infected umbilical cord?
12-13 What are the causes of umbilical cord infection?
12-14 How do you treat umbilical cord infection?
12-15 What is tetanus?
12-16 How do you manage tetanus?
12-17 What are the signs and causes of skin infection?
12-18 How do you treat skin infections?
12-19 What is the cause and clinical presentation of oral thrush?
12-20    How would you treat oral thrush?
12-21 What are the major infections in newborn infants?
12-22 What causes septicaemia?
12-23 What are the clinical signs of septicaemia?
12-24 How should you treat septicaemia?
12-25 What causes pneumonia?
12-26 How should you diagnose pneumonia?
12-27 How should you treat pneumonia?
12-28 How do you diagnose bacterial meningitis?
12-29 How do you treat bacterial meningitis?
12-30 What is necrotising enterocolitis?
12-31 What are the clinical signs of necrotising enterocolitis?
12-32 What is the management of necrotising enterocolitis?
12-33 What is chorioamnionitis?
12-34 How can you diagnose chorioamnionitis after delivery?
12-35 How do you manage an infant with chorioamnionitis?
12-36 What is a chronic intra-uterine infection?
12-37 What causes chronic intra-uterine infections?
12-38 What is congenital syphilis?
12-39 What are the signs of congenital syphilis?
12-40 Do all infants with congenital syphilis have clinical signs of disease at birth?
12-41 How can you confirm the clinical diagnosis of congenital syphilis in an infant after birth?
12-42 How do you treat congenital syphilis?
12-43 What is HIV and AIDS?
12-44 Can an infant become infected with HIV?
12-45 How can mother-to-child transmission of HIV be prevented?
12-46 How can you tell if an infant has HIV infection?
12-47 What is the management of an HIV-exposed infant?
12-48 How should HIV-infected women feed their infants?
12-49 Can the medical and nursing staff be infected with HIV at delivery?
12-50 Can the staff be infected with HIV from a newborn infant?
 
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