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Candida — Agent of the diaper dermatitis?

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Occurrence ofCandida spp. was determined in a population of 60 infants, 1–15-month-old, with diaper dermatitis, admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit inHospital Šaca (Košice, 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 wasC. albicans (41), followed byC. parapsilosis (8),C. tropicalis (4),C. pulcherrima (4),C. guilliermondii (2), andC. zeylanoides (1). Other organisms present in the mixed culture from the diaper area wereStaphylococcus aureus (6),Escherichia coli (3), and 2 strains of each group B and D streptococci, andProteus mirabilis. Infants diapered exclusively in disposable diapers showed less rash than those diapered exclusively or sometimes in cloth diapers.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Šafárik University, 040 66, Košice, Slovakia

    E. Dorko

  2. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Šaca, 040 15, Košice, Slovakia

    S. Virágová

  3. Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 041 81, Košice, Slovakia

    E. Pilipčinec & L’. Tkáčiková

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Dorko, E., Virágová, S., Pilipčinec, E. et al. Candida — Agent of the diaper dermatitis?. Folia Microbiol 48, 385–388 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931371

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