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Candida parapsilosis infection in very low birthweight infants

L Clerihew¹, T L Lamagni², P Brocklehurst³ and W McGuire⁴

¹ Department of Child Health, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
² Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, UK
³ National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
⁴ Department of Child Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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W McGuire
Centre for Newborn Care, Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT 2606, Australia; william.mcguire{at}act.gov.au

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.

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; VLBW, very low birth weight

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