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Candidiasis caused by Candida kefyr in a neonate: case report

Systemic Candidia infections are of major concern in neonates, especially in those with risk factors such as longer use of broad spectrum antibiotics. Recent studies showed that also term babies with underlying gastrointestinal or urinary tract abnormalities are much more prone to systemic Candida i...

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Main Authors: Weichert, Stefan (Author) , Reinshagen, Konrad (Author) , Zahn, Katrin (Author) , Geginat, Gernot (Author) , Kilian, Anna Kristina (Author) , Schroten, Horst (Author) , Tenenbaum, Tobias (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 18 March 2012
In: BMC infectious diseases
Year: 2012, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-4
ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-12-61
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-61
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-61
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Author Notes:Stefan Weichert, Konrad Reinshagen, Katrin Zahn, Gernot Geginat, Annebärbel Dietz, Anna Kristina Kilian, Horst Schroten and Tobias Tenenbaum
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Summary:Systemic Candidia infections are of major concern in neonates, especially in those with risk factors such as longer use of broad spectrum antibiotics. Recent studies showed that also term babies with underlying gastrointestinal or urinary tract abnormalities are much more prone to systemic Candida infection. We report a very rare case of candidiasis caused by Candida kefyr in a term neonate.
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ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-12-61

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