Agentes etiológicos de la candidosis en el niño
Abstract
One hundred and sixtynine cases with clinical diagnosis of Candidosis from the Instituto Materno Infantil (Bogotá, Colombia) are reviewed. Direct microscopic examination of material from the lesions and cultures for isolation of the agents were performed. One or more agents were isolated in 137 cases; Candido olbicons being present in 89.7% of the cases; other species of the genus Candido in 2.8% of them; the genus Trichosporon in 3.7% and to the genus Cryptococcis 0.7% of the cases. There were three agents in wich identification was not possible. Acute diarrheic disease. malnutrition, debydration, premature birth and antibiotic therapy were identified as the most important conditions associated with Candidosis.
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