Neonatal septicaemia in a premature infant due to Candida dubliniensis.
Candida dubliniensis is a recently described species that shares many features with Candida albicans. There are very few reports of isolation of this species from bloodstream in adults and paediatric population. Here we report a case of neonatal septicaemia produced by C. dubliniensis in a premature infant admitted to neonatal intensive care unit. The preterm male neonate with a gestational age of 30 weeks and a birth weight of 1.2 kg presented with respiratory distress syndrome for which mechanical ventilation was provided. In spite of receiving antibiotics, the patient developed fever. C.dubliniensis was repeatedly isolated from the blood culture of the patient collected aseptically from different sites. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B.
Baradkar
V P
VP
Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. vasantbaradkar@yahoo.com
Mathur
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M
Kumar
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B