Staphylococcus in newborns is a disease whose bacterium has a spherical shape. It is localized on the body, but when it enters the body, it causes pathological processes. Since not all drugs are allowed for infants, it is not easy to fight the disease.
Reasons
First of all, the cause of staphylococcus aureus in newborns is a weakened immune system after birth. After the birth, the baby immediately tries to adapt to the environment, and various bacteria begin to colonize his body.
Children who were born prematurely, or if the birth took place by caesarean section, are most susceptible to this disease in conditions of weakened immunity.
In children born prematurely, immunity is always weakened, so there are high risks of infection. Improper child care and poor hygiene contribute to the disease of staphylococcus aureus.
Another reason is direct infection from mother to child. In this case, there are several ways: when passing through the mother's birth canal, in the presence of pregnancy pathologies, through the mother's breast milk, includingdue to poor hygiene practices. The mother can be infected by contact with the child in any of the ways to transmit it to him.
Staphylococcus a child can become infected in the hospital and from medical staff. Infection with such an infection contributes to the development of other diseases in infants.
Symptoms
How to recognize that the baby's body is infected with staphylococcus aureus? What are the symptoms of this disease? A baby cannot speak, so only his behavior can tell about his illness. The following are common symptoms of staph in a newborn:
- The infection enters the child's digestive tract through the mouth and respiratory tract, affecting these organs.
- Bacteria entering the respiratory tract will provoke incessant rhinitis, loss of appetite.
- When the oral cavity is affected, we observe the presence of purulent plaque on the palate, tonsils and tongue, fever.
- Zev is inflamed.
- The baby refuses to eat, becomes moody, cries.
Infection with staphylococcus most often occurs through the food tract, so it is very common to find staphylococcus aureus in feces. Normally, it shouldn't be there.
In the presence of bacteria in the feces, there is a possibility of developing gastritis. Signs of staphylococcus in newborns in the intestines are as follows: vomiting, pale skin, diarrhea, rashes of boils on the skin. Abdominal pain, dizziness and weakness may be present. One of the seriousA complication of staphylococcus aureus can become sepsis, when the infection spreads through the blood throughout the body. Sepsis is often the cause of death. To avoid such an outcome, it is necessary to prescribe treatment in a timely manner.
Views
Today, there are more than 25 types of staphylococcus aureus. The most dangerous for humans are 4 varieties. In order to determine the treatment of the disease, it is necessary to establish what type it belongs to, since the symptoms in children are different.
Saprophytic staphylococcus
Least rare in children and considered the safest of all species. It affects the genitourinary system - the bladder, forming inflammation. The infection is formed on the skin and mucous membranes of the genitourinary system. The kidneys are also affected, forming inflammation. There are pains in the lower abdomen and frequent urination. You can identify this type by passing a clinical analysis of urine. Most often seen in the mother.
Staphylococcus epidermidis
The skin and mucous membranes become the focus of the lesion. This type is most susceptible to children with a weakened immune system, born prematurely and undergoing surgery. When the body is weakened, blood poisoning is possible. A doctor can detect symptoms when examining a child.
Hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus
It is dangerous because it affects the mucous membranes, from which it is very similar in symptoms to SARS. Awakens inflammatory reactions, affects the urinary system. Bacterial culture will helpfind this type of staphylococcus. Treatment with most antibiotics may not be effective.
Staphylococcus aureus is a common disease
The most dangerous of all varieties is Staphylococcus aureus in newborns. It can provoke many other diseases with aggravating consequences. Symptoms can be detected as early as a few hours after infection. It causes inflammatory processes, lives and multiplies in various organs of the child, thereby causing other diseases. The infection is able to tolerate high and low temperatures. Produces the strongest poisons in the process of activity, such toxins can cause skin rashes as with burns. Retains resistance to ethyl alcohol, most antibiotics, hydrogen peroxide, but is sensitive to brilliant green. Treatment may not be prescribed if the infection is detected, but not active, that is, it does not manifest itself in any way. Staphylococcus aureus found in the blood can cause serious consequences.
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that secretes a very strong and dangerous toxin that adversely affects the body. This bacterium is present in the body in small quantities and usually does not cause much harm, but when the immune system is weakened, staphylococcus actively multiplies, which often leads to the appearance of a purulent-inflammatory process. In particular, Staphylococcus aureus can be dangerous for newborns, since babies have not yet fully developed immunity, and they do not have the strength to resist the aggressive effects of the microbe. Along with this, the child can develop quite dangerous pathologies, even the most severe ones, such as meningitis or sepsis.
Staphylococcus aureus is known to be a nosocomial infection in most cases, so babies can get it from their mother, hospital staff, or contaminated items that have not been properly sterilized.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis for the detection of staphylococcus in newborns is carried out in case of detection of symptoms of this disease. Mother and child are tested by the method of laboratory bacteriological diagnostics. The material for research in the mother is breast milk, expressed from each breast, and in the infant, biomaterial is taken depending on the onset of symptoms:
- If symptoms of staphylococcus aureus appear in a newborn, similar to SARS, they take a scraping from the pharynx and nose.
- When dysbacteriosis or symptoms of intestinal infections appear, feces are donated for research.
- If a rash appears on the baby's skin, then scrapings are collected from the child's wounds.
- A blood test is carried out to determine the intensity of the inflammatory process. Testing determines the culture and type of bacteria that infect the child's body.
Conducting these studies will help to understand at what stage the infection is and what methods to treat the infected. It may be necessary to conduct additional studies to prescribe the most effective treatment. If a positive result is found, treatmentgiven to both mother and child.
Stool infection
Staphylococci in newborns in the feces were identified at the end of the 19th century. They are able to gather in groups, creating a pattern in the form of a bunch of grapes. Staphylococci can cause many diseases not only in animals but also in humans. By itself, the staphylococcus bacterium can be found in any person on earth. Since it belongs to opportunistic microbes, in small quantities it is not harmful to a he althy person. But if the child has obvious signs of a staph infection, such as fever, indigestion, diarrhea, vomiting, then you need to see a doctor.
Research methodology is to select material to be sent to the laboratory. A smear or stool can be used as a diagnostic material. If, against the background of exceeding the norm of the number of staphylococcal colonies in the feces, there are signs of intoxication, it is imperative to carry out a set of medical procedures prescribed by the doctor, and if the number of staphylococcal colonies in the feces is within the normal range, then it is necessary to carry out a number of medical procedures for general strengthening of the child's immunity. When treating children, in most cases, doctors prescribe drugs based on antibiotics from a number of penicillins or cephalosporins.
Medicated treatment
Staph infection occurs most often in children. She comes firstamong infectious diseases. Most often, the infection is found in the respiratory tract, in the digestive system, in the intestines, and also manifests itself on the skin. Staphylococcus bacteria can be detected only through the analysis of feces, blood, and in certain areas of the skin, taking a smear or scraping. Only a specialist can determine the exact diagnosis and variety. He will determine the symptoms and treatment of staph in newborns.
If the infection is found on the surface of the skin (wounds, ulcers, etc.) or in the nose, then the wounds are treated most often with ordinary brilliant green, Vishnevsky's ointment, and can also be treated with hydrogen peroxide.
If staph is found in the nose or mouth, flushing and rinsing can be used.
As for antibiotics, penicillin-based drugs are prescribed. You should also take vitamins and various trace elements for a good metabolism. They also take immunoglobulins to restore body functions, and bacteriophages.
Folk treatments
Often folk methods are used to treat staphylococcus aureus:
- To treat the affected skin, a decoction of the string is used: 500 g of dry grass of the string must be poured into 2 liters of boiling water and boiled for 15 minutes. After that, the broth is left for half an hour, filtered and added to the bath before bathing.
- It is also effective to use a garlic compress: 50 g of finely chopped garlic is poured into a glass of warm water and infused for 2 hours. Then, in the resulting infusion, moisten a napkin andfor an hour, apply to the desired area of \u200b\u200bthe skin.
- Staphylococcus aureus is well treated with a decoction of flowers of meadowsweet, calamus root, chamomile, dill fruits, oregano and cyanosis herbs, fireweed and mint leaves, hop cones. For cooking, take 2 tbsp. l. all ingredients and mixed with 1 liter of water. The mixture is infused for about 10 hours, after which it is filtered and taken three times a day, 100 ml before meals.
Prevention
For the prevention of staphylococcus aureus in a newborn, the photo of which is posted above, it is necessary to let the baby immediately begin contact with his mother. For this, it is recommended to attach to the breast in the first couple of minutes from birth, to stay together in the ward. It is also not recommended to stay in the maternity hospital for longer than three days.
It is especially important to observe the personal hygiene of a newborn.
