Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Invasive candidiasis in children
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise invasive candidiasis in children — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Invasive candidiasis = haematogenous spread with end-organ seeding; most common invasive fungal infection in hospitalised children
- Neonates <28 weeks or <1 kg carry highest risk (incidence 2-5% in very low birthweight infants)
- Candida albicans most common species overall; non-albicans species (C. parapsilosis, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis) increasingly important - C. glabrata commonly fluconazole-resistant, C. krusei intrinsically resistant
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