Carson’s Story
After 60 hours of labor, Carson arrived as a healthy baby, weighing six pounds, ten ounces in spite of doctors discovering a rare knot in his umbilical cord, which, had he pulled on it in the womb, would have been fatal. Carson was monitored closely, initially for jaundice but after suddenly spiking a fever, blood tests and a lumbar puncture were performed. The team diagnosed him with an extremely rare bacterial meningitis and sepsis. With only a few case studies available on this condition, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialists were consulted. Carson received various antibiotic treatments through an umbilical vein catheter (UVC) which successfully cleared him of these infections. At 22 days old, Carson could finally go home.
