Disseminated neonatal candidiasis in the neonatal intensive care unit
Egyptian Journal of Paediatrics [The]. 1992; 9 (3-4): 195-203
in English
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| ID: emr-23771
ABSTRACT
The study included 50 critically-ill newborns with clinical features of neonatal sepsis, selected when having a minimum of 2 of the risk factors known to enhance the development of systemic candidiasis namely, prematurity or low birth weight [90%], prolonged antibiotic therapy [80%], prolonged insertion of intravascular cannulae [70%], gastrointestinal surgery or diseases [38%], use of aminophylline [32%] or steroids [16%] and/or prolonged endotracheal intubation [16%].Candida albicans could be isolated in only one of 35 urine specimens obtained by suprapubic bladder aspiration. All blood samples [obtained from 50 newborns] and CSF samples [from 13 newborns] were negative for C.-albicans inspite of prolonged culture on appropriate media. Disseminated neonatal candidiasis seems to affect a minority [2%] of high risk critically ill neonates. In highly suspicious cases different specimens [Blood, Urine and CSF] should be cultured since the organism may be grown in only one of these specimens
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Urine
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Blood
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Infant, Premature
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Sepsis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Egypt. J. Pediatr.
Year:
1992
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