Candida tropicalis meningitis in a young infant.

ABSTRACT

Candida tropicalis is a rare species of Candida causing meningitis. The authors report a young infant who developed Candida tropicalis meningitis following a prolonged stay in a neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress and intra-cranial hemorrhage. The child was successfully treated with recommended doses of Amphotericin B and 5-flucytosine for eight weeks.