Infections in Children Cause by Saccharomyces of the Candida Genus

Overview

Infections caused by saccharomyces of Candida genus are the frequent cause of increasing morbidity andmortality of children, especially in suckling infants of low birth weight, hospitalized at newborn intensive careunits. Risk factors responsible for the origin and occurrence of candidoses at the child age include the use ofbroad-spectrum antibiotics, prematurity, catheterization, hyperalimentation, prolonged endotracheal intubationand tracheotomy, immunodeficient syndromes, surgical intervention, malignancies, accompanying bacterial infection,diabetes mellitus, therapy with corticoids, and cytotoxic chemical etc. Candida species can infect any organor system of human organism. The blood vascular bed is the primary site of the infection as well as meninges,urinary tract of the disease is frequently disseminated.In the present paper the authors set to describe the causes and symptoms of various candida infections, e.g.those affecting nervous, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urogenital system, vascular bed, eyes, skin, skin adnexa andoral cavity.

Key words:
prematurity, newborn, Candida, candida infections, newborn intensive care unit