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Molecular evidence of congenital candidiasis associated with maternal candidal vaginitis.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jul 2006
Chen Chih-Jung, Weng Yi-Hao, Su Lin-Hui, Huang Yhu-Chering
Abstract excerpt
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.
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