Symptoms of infection in 26 week preterm infants

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Infection may be a serious challenge for newborns after birth, especially for premature infants, due to less than one month, immature development of body organs, small gestational age and low immunity, compared with full-term infants, they are more vulnerable to the invasion of external bacteria, infection and affect the normal development of premature infants. So, the symptoms of infection in 26 week premature infants, let's take a look at the following introduction.

Symptoms of infection in 26 week preterm infants

Digestive tract infection: intestinal infection of premature infants can be caused by intestinal infection itself or systemic infection, although it also shows diarrhea. Infectious diarrhea of premature infants is more serious, which is more likely to cause dehydration and acidosis, so it should be treated in time.

Pulmonary infection: aspiration pneumonia and infectious pneumonia are common respiratory infectious diseases in premature infants. Neonatal pneumonia can be aspiration, natural infection, or secondary to tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation.

Umbilical infection: the umbilical is an open wound, where bacteria are more likely to grow and reproduce. If there is swelling and purulent secretion in the umbilical, omphalitis should be considered. Skin infection: skin purulent herpes is a common skin infection in premature infants, which is often caused by skin damage and poor skin care.

matters needing attention

Expectant mothers must pay special attention when taking care of premature infants in life. While doing some relevant health protection, once they find that premature infants have similar infections mentioned above, they must not use drugs casually. They should immediately go to regular hospitals for detailed examination, find out the causes of infection, and treat them to ensure that premature infants recover as soon as possible.