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AJP Rep 2015; 05(01): e46-e50
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1548730
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Congenital Systemic Fungus Infection in Twin Prematurity—A Case Report and Literature Review

Wei-Yu Chen
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Shu-Jen Chen
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Shu-Fan Tsai
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Pei-Chen Tsao
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Ren-Bin Tang
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Wen-Jun Soong
1   Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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10 April 2014

23 December 2014

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12 March 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Congenital candidemia sepsis is a serious condition especially for the prematurity. Early recognition is always not the scenario and this leads to high morbidity and mortality. Twin pregnancy complicates the problems further. This report presents a case of congenital candidiasis in a twin preterm and literatures review of five twin pairs with the same scenario. In conclusion, for twin prematurity, if one is suspected to have invasive candidiasis, both of them should receive a full course of antifungal therapy through the intravenous route.

Keywords

congenital candidemia - twin - prematurity - sepsis
 

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