Symptoms of full-term sepsis in infants

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Neonatal sepsis is a serious infectious disease that occurs in the neonatal period. Pathogens invade the blood of the newborn and cause systemic inflammatory reaction by growing, reproducing and producing toxins. The common pathogen is bacteria, but it can also be mold, virus or protozoa and other pathogens. Due to the immature immune system and poor immune function, the pathogen is easy to spread throughout the body, and the disease progresses rapidly. Symptoms of full-term sepsis in infants? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms of full-term sepsis in infants

Reduce sucking weakness: the amount of new-born baby milk significantly reduced, sucking time is short and weak, easy to choke milk, as if do not know hunger. Cry low, such as "cat cry": septic baby often do not cry, or cry a few times do not cry, and cry low.

Body temperature does not rise, hands and feet cold: when the newborn is suffering from sepsis, the body temperature is very low. When the body temperature is below 35.5 ℃, the baby's hands and feet will be cold. Low reaction, drowsiness: septic baby in the stimulation, low reaction ability, will not make the appropriate response, such as wake up, gaze, smile, etc., will show mental malaise or drowsiness.

The whole body is weak and the limbs move less: the septic baby's limbs and the whole body are weak, stretching the upper limbs, and there is no obvious flexion reaction. Once the baby's hand is released, his upper limbs will naturally fall down, and he will not grasp the mother's fingers, and the limbs rarely move.

matters needing attention

Good care of skin and mucous membrane: special attention should be paid to keep the umbilical part of oral skin and mucous membrane clean to avoid infection or injury. Don't "pick horse teeth", "cut oral fat pad", don't use rough and dirty cloth to scrub the newborn's mouth, so as to avoid damage to oral mucosa. If there are infectious foci, they should be treated in time and appropriate antibiotics should be used to prevent infection,