Neonatal Contamination : The Delivery Canal At Some Point Of Transport ( Intrapartum )

In some cases there are very mild symptoms or no symptoms at all . Parents and children can get disease without realizing it before.

Risk factors for infection can be anything that suppresses the ability of the host to resist the infectious pathogen, including the following: drugs, such as steroids and chemotherapy; disorders that affect the innate and adaptive immune responses, such as cancer, leukopenia, and HIV/AIDS; and a breakdown of the first line of defense, such a trauma, broken skin, or surgical wounds. Patients are at risk for developing sepsis and septic shock if they are very old or very young and have and inability to fight off the infection. Some other risk factors for the

The infection is passed easily between people, usually as a result of unprotected sex, but it can also be transmitted from mother to baby during childbirth, although this is less common. Many people who have been infected are unaware of this, because up to three quarters of infected women do not display any symptoms at all. Being asymptomatic is less common in men, but seeking medical attention for potentially embarrassing problems is something that many are reluctant to do.

S. agalactiae is frequently colonizes rectovaginal tract. S. agalactiae is found in 15-40% of adult women, and there is a 1% chance to be transmitted vertically from mother to infants before or during birth. This type of infection is divided into early-onset and late-onset infections. Early-onset infection, is one of the most common infection among neonates with a mortality rates of 4 to 6% in the United States. This type of infection is characterized with shock and breathing difficulties and occurs at birth or within the first 6 days of life. This infant probably had become infected by ascending spread of the organism from the maternal genital tract to the amniotic fluid, in which the bacteria colonize and multiply within the respiratory tract of the fetus and causes pneumonia. Also, this bacteria may enter the respiratory tract and spread to the

A strep bacteria can cause rheumatic fever, impetigo, scarlet fever, werperal fever, streptococcal toxic syndrome, tonsillitis, and of course strep throat. Group B Streptococcus can cause infections in the bladder. In the U.S. around 12,000 newborn babies will be infected each year. Group B strep can cause blood infection, pneumonia, and meningitis in babies.

Some women are carriers of group B strep, which means that the bacteria live in their

It is most likely to be passed on from a person infected to another during the time the person feels ill and up to 3 days after symptoms have passed. A person can become infected if they accidentally consume stool or vomit from an infected person by eating or drinking foods or liquids that are contaminated, touching surfaces or objects that are contaminated and not washing hands, or coming in contact with an infected individual. It is more likely to spread in close quarters such as daycare centers, nursing homes, schools, and even cruise ships. The most common period for outbreaks is from November to April.4

Host factor – Human, is the only host for HBV. (immune status, age, vaccination status play important role for susceptibility of virus.).As was mentioned above, most common HBV is perinatal transmission (from mother to infant at birth).HBsAg and HBeAg positive mother will have infected the baby. But risk only about 10 % - if mother only HBsAg positive. About 90% of baby HBV will progress to chronic form. When,

Since people with a GBS infection are typically asymptomatic, this type of bacteria doesn’t typically harm them. However, during pregnancy, mothers with group b strep may develop other infections such as a urinary tract infection, an infection of the amniotic fluid or an infection of the lining of the uterus. If the infant swallows the infected amniotic fluid during labor, they are at risk for developing a more life-threatening disease. Common complications for newborns include meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis. Meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs causing respiratory distress. Sepsis is an infection of the blood that spreads throughout the body. The Center for disease control classifies Group B Streptococcus as the, “leading cause of meningitis, and sepsis, in a newborn’s first week of life” (Center for disease control, 2016). An infant who tests positive for any of these infections will be closely monitored in the intensive care unit for neonates. Since these complications are life-threatening, early detection can be the best defense in saving an infant’s life.

A 1-year old male baby, has enrolled into a daycare facility. The parents of this baby, reported that the daycare employees documented the daily diaper changes, the child’s whereabouts and environment placement. The baby showed signs of painful, red, blister-like lesions on the tongue, the buttocks and irritability. The baby had a slight fever prior to the daycare visit.

After the bacteria are first taken into the body, there is an incubation period of between one and five days. During incubation the bacteria are very capable of infected others without the host having any knowledge of an infection. This is important in the spread of Strep. infections, which will often occur through contact between children while at school. It is no mistake that the

Babies have to be tested right after there are born to be diagnosis if they have the disease or not. Every time a baby is born the doctors have to tested for the disease, and if the baby did have the sickness and the doctors didn’t test to see the disease could hurt the baby and block the proteins thought out the body. The disease can be treated with a diet to kill

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) is a highly contagious and serious throat infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council,2012). It affects people of all ages, however, it can be quite dangerous for babies under twelve months than older children and adults (Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council,2012). It is easily spread through airborne droplets through coughing, sneezing and talking from an infected

A new born child can be infected when an unsterile object is used to cut the umbilical cord, to clean the chord, or if the person assisting the mother in giving birth is unclean. Tetanus can also infect infants and children if dirty instruments were use for circumcision, skin piercing, or when contaminated objects are rubbed to the skin.

Infection after delivery can be minimized if not removed if clean delivery practices are followed and if signs of infection are established