Eikenella corrodens is a part of normal human oral flora and a rare cause of intrauterine and neonatal infections. We describe a case of congenital E. corrodens sepsis with positive blood cultures at birth in the setting of low maternal risk factors for infection. Our case is one of two reported cases of congenital E. corrodens sepsis resulting in newborn survival.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) belongs to the herpesvirus family. Its distribution is ubiquitous in man and many other mammals. CMV causes a typical cytopathic effect with enlargement of the cells that contain intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions. CMV is spread directly or by a contact with secretions. Nosocomial transmission can occur during blood transfusion or organ transplantation. Virus excretio...

Recent literature data reveals the most common etiological agents of congenital parasitoses to be Toxoplasma gondii, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani and Plasmodium falciparum. An analysis of clinical data indicates that parasitic congenital infections are often asymptomatic, whereas symptomatic newborns usually display nonspecific symptoms, which greatly hinders correct diagnosis. The lo...

II Although a number of explanations have been suggested, the etiology of congenital heart disease is still unknown. The teratogenie agents used in the experiments of other investigators" are seldom those encountered in clinical practice. Bpidemiological studies" have revealed the role of viral infections in the production of human cardiac malformations ; this led us to investigate the effect o...

PURPOSE Congenital eye malformations are a leading cause of blindness in children. Influenza virus infections prevail worldwide and have been implicated in congenital defects. Infections acquired during gestation may disrupt eye morphogenesis. We investigated the effects of influenza B virus infection on eye malformations during early embryogenesis. METHODS Chick embryos were exposed to influ...

pediatric cervicofacial actinomycosis is a rare occurrence consequent to dental infections and manipulations or maxillofacial trauma. the clinical presentation ranges from multiple draining sinuses to swellings resembling tumors and cysts. the present unusual case had congenital dermoid cyst of mid upper lip with actinomyces israelii infection identified on microscopy, culture, and histopatholo...