Malassezia furfur fungemia in infancy.
Malassezia furfur was recovered from blood cultures obtained through an indwelling line in seven severely ill infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit. While two of the patients were asymptomatic, the other patients had signs and symptoms compatible with sepsis. One patient had evidence of endocarditis.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*