Candida species and yeasts in mouths of infants from a special care unit of a maternity hospital. Issue 10 (October 1977)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lay, K M; Russel, C
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 52:Issue 10(1977)
• Page Start: 794
• Page End: 796
• Publication Date: 1977-10
• Subjects: Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.52.10.794
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : A group of 99 babies born in hospital and subsequently transferred to the special care unit were examined for the presence of candidas orally. The rate of isolation rose from 6% neonatally to 53% on day 14 of life. Among infants who did not harbour the organisms when discharged from hospital, colonization rapidly took place so that 79% did so at 4 weeks of age, after which the rate fell to 50% at one year of age. The low incidence of clinical candidosis suggests that in these babies as in other groups C. albicans is normally a harmless commensal.