Candida tropicalis meningitis in a young infant.
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.
Ahuja
Sanjeev R
SR
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. drsanjeevahuja73@hotmail.com
Karande
Sunil
S
Kulkarni
Madhuri V
MV
Tendolkar
Uma
U
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041022:Candida tropicalis; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine