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Candidiasis
Genital Candida infection in very young girls is cause for investigation
December 23rd, 2004
Genital candidiasis in very young children is uncommon, say microbiologists, and isolation of the fungus from the genital tract of very young girls requires investigation of the cause of infection. Researchers at the Diana Princess of Wales Children's Hospital in England conducted a retrospective case-note review of all symptomatic children with a culture result positive for Candida spp. presenting at their facility between May 2000 and July 2001. From these data they determined the prevalence of culture-proven Candida infection in children with genital symptoms. According to the report by K. Banerjee and colleagues, "570 specimens were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-23)
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