Molecular evidence of congenital candidiasis associated with maternal candidal vaginitis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jul;25(7):655-6. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000220233.00827.36.

Abstract

A premature newborn born to a mother with candidal vaginitis developed congenital invasive candidiasis. The isolates of Candida albicans from the bloodstream and the oral cavity of the neonate and the vagina of the mother shared a common genotype, which provide direct evidence of the association of congenital candidiasis with candidal vaginitis in the mother.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Candida albicans / genetics
  • Candida albicans / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / congenital*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Pregnancy
  • Vaginitis / microbiology*