Intrauterine pneumonia in newborns Pneumonia is an acute infectious and inflammatory disease of the lung tissue with obligatory damage to the alveoli and/or bronchi. Based on the pathogen, there are three forms of pneumonia:
- primary microbial caused by staphylococci
Pneumonia in utero in a newborn is an acute infectious disease that is characterized by inflammation of the alveolar walls and accumulation of exudate in the lungs against the backdrop of a favorable environmental situation and a normal reaction of the body. A characteristic feature of intrauterine pneumonia in newborns is that the primary lesion occurs in the lungs and only then does the infection spread