OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics of @entity295 occurred in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS: The clinical characteristics of 9 confirmed cases with @entity295 caused by Candida species @entity375 were analyzed and summarized. RESULTS: All the 9 cases were preterm @entity1 , including 6 cases of very low birth weight @entity1 . All these cases were treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and parenteral nutrition before @entity364 occurred. Eight cases had percutaneous inserted central catheter (PICC). Three cases had been on ventilator. The symptoms of @entity364 were presented at 8 to 22 days of age. @entity386 , poor perfusion and lethargy were common symptoms of these cases with @entity364 . Seven of the 9 cases developed @entity882 . @entity1851 was elevated in 7 cases. Blood culture showed @entity5132 in 1 case, @entity7409 in 2 cases, and @entity18203 in 6 cases. In 5 cases PICC culture showed the same fungus as blood culture revealed at the same time. All the 9 patients received antifungal therapy. Six @entity1 were cured, two died and in one @entity1 the treatments were given up by the parents. CONCLUSIONS: The high risk factors of @entity295 in newborn @entity1 include preterm, PICC, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and mechanical ventilation. The clinical presentations are always nonspecific. @entity882 and elevated @entity1851 are common in @entity295 @entity1 . Early-started antifungal therapy can improve the prognosis.

[Clinical characteristics of XXXX seen in a neonatal intensive care unit: analysis of 9 cases].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'infants'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['C reactive protein'] @entity295 :: ('MESH:D018805', 'Disease') :: ['Candida septicemia', 'septicemia'] @entity882 :: ('MESH:D013921', 'Disease') :: ['Thrombocytopenia', 'thrombocytopenia'] @entity18203 :: ('4929', 'Species') :: ['C. guilliermondii'] @entity7409 :: ('5480', 'Species') :: ['C. parapsilosis'] @entity5132 :: ('5476', 'Species') :: ['C. albicans'] @entity364 :: ('MESH:D009181', 'Disease') :: ['fungal infections', 'fungal infection'] @entity375 :: ('4932', 'Species') :: ['yeasts'] @entity386 :: ('MESH:D001049', 'Disease') :: ['Apnea']
@entity295 :: (MESH:D018805,Disease) :: ['Candida septicemia']
