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Successful medical treatment of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in a premature infant. Am J Perinatol 1990 Jul;7(3):272-5

Date

07/01/1990

Pubmed ID

2372336

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-999499

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0025280598 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   27 Citations

Abstract

Endocarditis is an uncommon complication of disseminated candidiasis among premature infants, but has been recently reported to be almost uniformly fatal. The lone previously documented survivor required extensive surgical resection as well as prolonged systemic antifungal therapy. The present report details a premature infant who recovered from Candida endocarditis with medical therapy alone.

Author List

Faix RG, Feick HJ, Frommelt P, Snider AR

Author

Peter C. Frommelt MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Amphotericin B
Candidiasis
Endocarditis
Flucytosine
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male