Molecular evidence of congenital candidiasis associated with maternal candidal vaginitis.
A premature newborn born to a mother with candidal vaginitis developed congenital invasive candidiasis. The isolates of Candida albicans from the bloodstream and the oral cavity of the neonate and the vagina of the mother shared a common genotype, which provide direct evidence of the association of congenital candidiasis with candidal vaginitis in the mother.
Chen
Chih-Jung
CJ
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Weng
Yi-Hao
YH
Su
Lin-Hui
LH
Huang
Yhu-Chering
YC
D002176:Candida albicans / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*