Meningitis due to candida albicans in premature infants in the neonatology service: case report

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https://doi.org/10.24054/cbs.v2i2.2931

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meningitis fungal, neonatology, seizures, cerebrospinal fluid, infectious disease medicine

Abstract

Candida infections in the neonatal population are frequent considering the age of the patient and additional risk factors, but meningitis caused by the same germ is infrequent due to the limitation of early diagnosis and false negatives in the cerebrospinal fluid. We present two cases of patients in the Neonatology area who start with hemodynamic deterioration and convulsive crisis, so an approach is made, initially due to the characteristics of the cerebrospinal fluid in management with antibiotic scheme, but when a positive culture for Candida albicans is reported, specific management is indicated, both with progressive clinical deterioration and multiple complications, so they finally die.

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2024-05-16

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Rincón Ardila, O. I., Manríquez Flores, M. F., López Arteaga, V. Z., Corral Rico, C., & Romero Samaniego, E. (2024). Meningitis due to candida albicans in premature infants in the neonatology service: case report. Basic Health Sciencies Journal, 2(2), 91–99. https://doi.org/10.24054/cbs.v2i2.2931

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024)

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