High White Blood Cells in Newborn

[lagosmum1]

Hi Everyone,

I've just given birth to a baby boy two days ago and today the hospital did a health check up on the baby by running a number of test and the white blood cell was too high at over 4000.

The doctor said it was due to an infection and I asked what the nature of the infection could be but she said she'd put him on a course of intravenous antibiotics and keep him in the hospital.

Somebody help us cos in Africa here; they usually adopt prevention method of treatment other than cause, effect and prevention method. My fear is what causing this infection would not be found but treatment with antibiotics would be started. Please help us, many thanks in advance

Yes, its routine test the doctor did and then they found this. Well, your info is quite different about not finding the cause from what I've been finding out reading. Thanks though

My dd was on IV a/b as she had high CRP count which was picked up as she had been diagnosed with jaundice. It was thought that she may have strep B (which is very dangerous, possibly fatal, if not treated in timely manner). She had lumbar puncture, but was given IV a/b until LP came back clear several days later. so it sounds the hospital just doesn't want to take the risk that they miss something potentially very dangerous.