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Candida Tropicalis meningitis in a young infant

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Candida tropicalis is a rare species of Candida causing meningitis. The authors report a young infant who developed Candida tropicalis meningitis following a prolonged stay in a neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress and intra-cranial hemorrhage. The child was successfully treated with recommended doses of Amphotericin B and 5-flucytosine for eight weeks.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India

    Sanjeev R. Ahuja, Sunil Karande, Madhuri V. Kulkarni & Uma Tendolkar

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India

    Uma Tendolkar

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Ahuja, S.R., Karande, S., Kulkarni, M.V. et al. Candida Tropicalis meningitis in a young infant. Indian J Pediatr 70, 925–927 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02730602

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