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Genetic diversity among Candida albicans isolates associated with vertical transmission in preterm triplets.
Mycopathologia - 1 Oct 2014
Hoarau Gautier, Bougnoux Marie-Elisabeth, Fily Antoine, François Nadine, Loridant Séverine, Jawhara Samir, d'Enfert Christophe, Poulain Daniel, Sendid Boualem
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of congenital candidiasis in triplets, in the context of premature labor at 25 weeks gestation, without symptomatic vaginitis or chorioamnionitis. All three infants died as a result of prematurity, aggravated by systemic candidiasis. Multi-locus sequence typing confirmed vertical transmission of Candida albicans from the mother to the triplets and revealed a slight diversity among the strains...
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