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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates
Published on: December 31, 2015
Disseminated Trichosporon spp infection in preterm newborns: a case report
Denise N Pereira1, Silvana S Nader, Paulo Nader
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. dnp@via-rs.net
Objective:
To report the first case of disseminated Trichosporon spp infection in a newborn infant in Brazil, discussing a few aspects concerning management and treatment. A new spectrum of pathogens associated with severe infections in neonatal ICU has arisen, afflicting mainly newborn infants weighing less than 1,000 g at birth. Infection with Trichosporon asahii is rare and often fatal in this group of patients.
Description:
A case of Trichosporon spp fatal infection in a newborn weighing 815 g at birth is reported. Literature search in the main databases returned only nine articles, reporting 14 cases of infection with this fungus in preterm newborns.
Conclusions:
The rate of invasive fungal infection is around 6% in this group of patients, Trichosporon infection being a likely occurrence. Mortality rate in these cases is extremely high, but early treatment with triazole antifungals improves prognosis significantly.
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