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Meningitis
New meningitis study findings have been reported by J.E. Carter and colleagues
August 26th, 2008
"Candida parapsilosis is an extremely rare cause of meningitis. We report the case of a neonate born at 26 + 4 weeks of gestation who was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at our institution due to respiratory immaturity," scientists in the United States report. "During the course of a 3-month hospitalization, the neonate developed fever and lethargy. A lumbar puncture revealed milky-white, turbid cerebrospinal fluid which contained many nucleated cells, mostly neutrophils. Microscopic examination of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed marked acute inflammation and fungal yeast forms, and cultures of the cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood yielded C....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-26)
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