Question 1

whats newborn pneumonia?

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Lung infection: Pneumonia is infection of the lung airsacs which presents as breathing difficulty either labored breathing or inability to sustain regular breathing, periodic breathing or apnea; baby also has difficulty with feeding, maintaining normal temperature, either hypothermia or hypothermia, difficulty staying pink presenting as duskiness or pallor. Pneumonia may be viral or bacterial.

Question 2

what exactly is newborn pneumonia?

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See answer below: Neonatal pneumonia is the infection of the alveoli (air sacks) of the newborn lungs. It usually occurs in premature infants, babies born with congenital conditions of the respiratory system, and neonates with immune defects which make them prone to infections. It is most commonly due to virus, and bacteria.

Question 3

newborn pneumonia after a week of hospitalization?

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Question not clear: Are you asking if a newborn can get pneumonia after being in the hospital for a week?  If so, yes.  Hospital acquired pneumonias are common, even in infants, particularly if the infant is being hospitalized for another issue.  If you are asking whether a newborn can still have pneumonia after being treated for a week the answer is also yes, but the reasons would have to come from the pediatrician.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: newborn pneumonia?

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Respiratory distress: A description of a newborn with pneumonia is a newborn born to a mother who may have signs or symptoms of an infection.  Thus, a newborn may be born with respiratory difficulty (ie. rapid of difficult breathing) and require respiratory support (Oxygen and/or Ventilation Support).  They may or not have an elevated temperature.  A Chest X-ray will document chest infiltrates.

Question 5

what are the ways to predict the symptoms of newborn pneumonia?

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See below: I'm not certain what you mean. The symptoms would probably be a fever, trouble breathing, and a need for oxygen. There is no way to predict the symptoms. Premature infants maybe at an increased risk for developing neonatal pneumonia.

Question 6

what casuses neonatal pneumonia?

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Pneumonia: If the mother has a disease like chalmydia this could affect the neonate and cause pneumonia, as well as other bacterial, viral or fungal diseases , that  the mother may have acquired and then transmit to the neonate.

Question 7

how long does neonatal pneumonia last?

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Neonatal pneumonia: Duration of illness will depend upon multiple factors, including the organisms involved, mode of acquisition of infection, immune status of the baby, efficacy of therapy and rapidity with which it was begun, whether it required pulmonary support, and so on and so on.

Question 8

what are the tests for neonatal pneumonia?

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See below: Normally would be the child's history, exam, chest x-ray, and a pulse ox.

Question 9

does b strep cause neonatal pneumonia?

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YES: Group b strep can be devastating to a newborn. The bacteria is one of the most common to not only cause pneumonia but meningitis, sepsis and death.

Question 10

how could they prevent neonatal pneumonia>?

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In pregnancy: Proper diet in pregnancy and vitamin/mineral supplements protect the baby as well as the mother.

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