Pseudomonas aeruginosa Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Could Maternal Healthcare Occupation Be a Risk Factor?

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of early-onset sepsis in neonates, even among infants with identifiable risk factors. Herein we describe the first case, to our knowledge, of P. aeruginosa early-onset sepsis in a term infant with no identifiable risk factor and propose that maternal healthcare occupation could predispose to gastrointestinal/genital colonization with this potential pathogen.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a rare cause of early-onset sepsis in neonates, especially among infants without identifiable risk factors. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of P. aeruginosa early-onset sepsis in a term infant with no identifiable risk factor and propose that maternal healthcare occupation could predispose to gastrointestinal/genital colonization with this potential pathogen.