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. 2007 Mar;92(2):F127-9.
doi: 10.1136/fnn.2006.097758.

Candida parapsilosis infection in very low birthweight infants

L Clerihew  1 , T L Lamagni, P Brocklehurst, W McGuire
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Candida parapsilosis infection in very low birthweight infants

L Clerihew et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

In a UK national surveillance study, we found that Candida parapsilosis accounted for one quarter of all cases of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants. C parapsilosis was associated with fewer deep-seated infections than C albicans, but mortality was similar. Ongoing surveillance is needed to monitor the epidemiology of invasive fungal infection in very low birthweight infants.

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