Patient's question:
The child has been crying and not eating for a few days after birth, and also has a fever. When taken to the hospital for examination, it was found to have neonatal sepsis. What are the transmission routes of neonatal sepsis? How is neonatal sepsis caused?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal sepsis refers to the systemic infection caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, adapting within it, and producing toxins, sometimes also leading to the formation of metastatic lesions in the body. The causes of neonatal sepsis are more complex. Modern medicine primarily attributes it to infections by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, as well as Group B Streptococcus. The routes of transmission include:Intrauterine transmission. If the mother is infected during pregnancy (e.g., with sepsis), bacteria can be transmitted to the fetus through the placental bloodstream.
Intrapartum transmission.