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11036812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Two rare cases of isolated central nervous system (CNS) candidiasis in preterm infants have been diagnosed in a tertiary neonatal centre over the past 6 years. Despite the life-threatening nature of the disease, biochemical infection markers were not useful for the early identification of localized fungal infection. Because the infection was likely to have been blood borne, we postulated that the initial fungal load was probably low and that the organisms were rapidly eliminated from the circulation after a few had been deposited in the CNS. Hence, the absence of fungaemia or systemic involvement precluded the activation of cytokines and cellular markers. Clinicians should be aware of the limitation of biochemical infection markers so that diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection will not be delayed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1034-4810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
509-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Central nervous system candidiasis in preterm infants: limited value of biochemical markers for diagnosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories. pakcheungng@cuhk.edu.hk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports