Candida parapsilosis infection in very low birthweight infants
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L Clerihew, TL Lamagni, P Brocklehurst, W McGuire
Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2007•fn.bmj.comIn a UK national surveillance study, we found that Candida parapsilosis accounted for one
quarter of all cases of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants. C parapsilosis
was associated with fewer deep-seated infections than C albicans, but mortality was similar.
Ongoing surveillance is needed to monitor the epidemiology of invasive fungal infection in
very low birthweight infants.
quarter of all cases of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants. C parapsilosis
was associated with fewer deep-seated infections than C albicans, but mortality was similar.
Ongoing surveillance is needed to monitor the epidemiology of invasive fungal infection in
very low birthweight infants.
In a UK national surveillance study, we found that Candida parapsilosis accounted for one quarter of all cases of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants. C parapsilosis was associated with fewer deep-seated infections than C albicans, but mortality was similar. Ongoing surveillance is needed to monitor the epidemiology of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants.
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