These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [Primary cutaneous aspergillosis complicated with invasive aspergillosis in an extremely preterm infant: case report and literature review].
    Author: Stock C, Veyrier M, Magnin-Verschelde S, Duband S, Lavocat MP, Teyssier G, Berthelot P.
    Journal: Arch Pediatr; 2010 Oct; 17(10):1455-9. PubMed ID: 20488684.
    Abstract:
    Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus that can cause primary cutaneous aspergillosis in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) neonates, then be invasive and lead to death. ELBW neonates are particularly at risk because of decreased qualitative immune defenses and defects in the skin barrier. Broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy and corticosteroids, often used in these patients, contribute to increased risk. We present a fatal case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis complicated with invasive aspergillosis, confirmed by autopsy, in an ELBW infant. The source of contamination was probably non-sterile disposable latex gloves used for neonatal care. The early recognition of this source led to its eviction for other hospitalized ELBW infants and no outbreak was observed.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]