Yeast Colonization on Healthy Skin in Newborns
In the newborn, colonization by yeast species may be the precursor for a clinical infection. This study assessed yeast colonization on the skin of term infants during the first 48 hours after birth. Skin samples of 100 children were taken from different anatomical regions. The stamp method with tran...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:30ac9220694f40369aace2037f3788c2 2023-10-01T03:54:03+02:00 Yeast Colonization on Healthy Skin in Newborns Luz Mila Mesa Evelyn González Morán Sofía Rodríguez Valero Sandra Robertiz Octoban Urdaneta Belinda Calvo Egnny Silva Rafael Villalobos 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/30ac9220694f40369aace2037f3788c2 EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4843 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/30ac9220694f40369aace2037f3788c2 Kasmera, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 109-116 (2009) colonización piel sana recién nacidos candida malassezia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2009 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:41:48Z In the newborn, colonization by yeast species may be the precursor for a clinical infection. This study assessed yeast colonization on the skin of term infants during the first 48 hours after birth. Skin samples of 100 children were taken from different anatomical regions. The stamp method with transparent plastic tape was used. A direct test with methylene blue (0.25%) was made and cultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar and Dixon media with antibiotics. Isolates were identified according to classic methodology. Results indicate that 45% of the newborns had yeast colonies. Low colonization by Malassezia furfur (5%) and the predominance of Candida parapsilosis (87.9%) were observed. This species of Candida was isolated in 54.2% of births by caesarean section and 33.7% of natural births. The high rate of colonization by C. parapsilosis in children born by caesarean as well as normal delivery could be due to horizontal transmission from the hands of health workers taking care of them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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In the newborn, colonization by yeast species may be the precursor for a clinical infection. This study assessed yeast colonization on the skin of term infants during the first 48 hours after birth. Skin samples of 100 children were taken from different anatomical regions. The stamp method with transparent plastic tape was used. A direct test with methylene blue (0.25%) was made and cultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar and Dixon media with antibiotics. Isolates were identified according to classic methodology. Results indicate that 45% of the newborns had yeast colonies. Low colonization by Malassezia furfur (5%) and the predominance of Candida parapsilosis (87.9%) were observed. This species of Candida was isolated in 54.2% of births by caesarean section and 33.7% of natural births. The high rate of colonization by C. parapsilosis in children born by caesarean as well as normal delivery could be due to horizontal transmission from the hands of health workers taking care of them. |
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Luz Mila Mesa Evelyn González Morán Sofía Rodríguez Valero Sandra Robertiz Octoban Urdaneta Belinda Calvo Egnny Silva Rafael Villalobos |
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Yeast Colonization on Healthy Skin in Newborns |
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Yeast Colonization on Healthy Skin in Newborns |
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