Congenital Candida glabrata infection without specific nodules on the placenta and umbilical cord

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Aug;24(8):744-5. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000173611.59475.30.

Abstract

Two extremely premature infants died as a result of congenital Candida glabrata infection, and their placentas and umbilical cords were free of macroscopic Candida nodules. Because non-Candida albicans Candida infections are less likely to produce necrotic foci, we should not exclude Candida infections in the absence of macroscopic nodules on the placenta and umbilical cord.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candida glabrata / isolation & purification*
  • Candidiasis / congenital*
  • Candidiasis / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Placenta / microbiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Umbilical Cord / microbiology*