title: Fungal endocarditis in an extremely low birth weight infant: case report.
abstract: Survival rates of premature infants have increased with developing technology and evolving knowledge but late-onset sepsis is more frequent due to prolonged hospitalization periods of these infants. We report the case of an extremely low birth weight premature infant who was admitted with respiratory distress syndrome, developed necrotizing enterocolitis and fungal sepsis with endocarditis by Candida albicans. He was treated with antifungal therapy until fungal vegetation resolved. Fungal sepsis and endocarditis may be an important morbidity in preterm infants; we review the recent literature about the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of fungal sepsis in these high risk infants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Hospital, Bağcılar/İstanbul, Turkey. avarozdemir@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdurrahman A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Altınşehir/Küçükçekmece/İstanbul, 34303, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugce K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Oral
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Hospital, Bağcılar/İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varol
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Candidiasis; Endocarditis; Premature infant