Candida: Agent of the diaper dermatitis?

Occurrence of Candida spp. was determined in a population of 60 infants, 1-15-month-old, with diaper dermatitis, admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Hospital Saca (Kosice, Slovakia). Specimens were obtained from the perianal, pubic, inguinal, or gluteal areas that showed signs of secondary...

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Published in:Folia microbiologica 2003-01, Vol.48 (3), p.385-388
Main Authors: DORKO, E, VIRAGOVA, S, PILIPCINEC, E, TKACIKOVA, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Candida
Candida - isolation & purification
Candidiasis, Cutaneous - microbiology
Candidiasis, Cutaneous - pathology
Dermatitis
Diaper Rash - microbiology
Diaper Rash - pathology
Diapers
Diapers, Infant - microbiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - microbiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - pathology
E coli
Erythema
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Infant
Infants
Male
Microbiology
Mixed culture
Neonates
Secondary infection
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Summary:Occurrence of Candida spp. was determined in a population of 60 infants, 1-15-month-old, with diaper dermatitis, admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Hospital Saca (Kosice, Slovakia). Specimens were obtained from the perianal, pubic, inguinal, or gluteal areas that showed signs of secondary infection as manifested by erythema, oozing, vesiculopustular lesions, and pus formation. The most frequently isolated species was C. albicans (41), followed by C. parapsilosis (8), C. tropicalis (4), C. pulcherrima (4), C. guilliermondii (2), and C. zeylanoides (1). Other organisms present in the mixed culture from the diaper area were Staphylococcus aureus (6), Escherichia coli (3), and 2 strains of each group B and D streptococci, and Proteus mirabilis. Infants diapered exclusively in disposable diapers showed less rash than those diapered exclusively or sometimes in cloth diapers.
ISSN:0015-5632
1874-9356
DOI:10.1007/BF02931371