In one series, infection was the most common etiology of death in extremely low birth weight infants (56 of 111); congenital pneumonia accounted for 30 of these 56 infections [7]. Pneumonia caused by maternal enteric organisms frequently accompanies chorioamnionitis and/or funisitis in these congenital infections.
Diphenylguanidine is one of common accelerators for the vulcanization of rubber in combination with thiazoles and sulfenamides. Though it does not show better activity than thiuram and dithiocarbamates, it has better stability.
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), also referred to as Ondine's curse, is a life-threatening disorder manifesting as sleep-associated alveolar hypoventilation. The literary misnomer Ondine's curse has been used in prior literature. In this German folk epic, the nymph Ondine falls in love with a mortal.