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KMID : 0438520050120020227
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Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
2005 Volume.12 No. 2 p.227 ~ p.232
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Candida albicans Brain Abscesses in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant Treated with Amphotericin B, Flucytosine, and Fluconazole
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Hong Yoo-Rha
Kim Ai-Rhan
Goo Hyun-Woo
Yoon Jong-Hyun
Kim Ki-Soo
Pi Soo-Young
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Abstract
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Systemic candidiasis in premature infants often involves the central nervous system (CNS) but only a few reported cases of candidiasis involving the brain parenchyma were found in a recent search of the literature and there is no uniformly accepted approach for treatment of CNS Candida infection in neonates. We report a case of extremely low birth weight infant who had candiduria and Candida meningitis with multiple abscesses formation in brain parenchyma who was successfully treated with long term amphotericin B, flucytosine, and fluconazole therapy without surgical drainage.
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KEYWORD
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Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant, Candida albicans, Brain Abscess
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