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Candida chorioamnionitis: a report of two cases
D L Berry1, G L Olson, T S Wen
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
|May 1, 1997
Summary
Intra-amniotic infection (IAI) caused by Candida albicans is rare. This study highlights significant, unpredictable maternal and neonatal morbidity in two cases of preterm labor with Candida chorioamnionitis.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neonatology
Background:
- Intra-amniotic infection (IAI) typically involves bacterial pathogens.
- IAI across intact membranes is uncommon.
- Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen.