Pichia anomala, A Rare Cause of Nosocomial Fungal Sepsis in Newborn. Is Empirical Use of Third Generation Cephalosporin to Blame?

Traditionally, Candida albicans is known to be the major cause of nosocomial fungal sepsis in neonates. However, there has been increased detection of various other emerging pathogenic yeasts like Pichia anomala (also referred as Wickerhamomyces anomalous/Hansenula anomala in the literature). Here,...

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Main Authors: Poonam Marwah, Sunil Kumar, Ashish Marwah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12956/39543_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_KM)_PN(SL).pdf