An unusual cause of bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant: Candida albicans

Acute scrotal abscess is a rare condition in neonates. Most of these abscesses were reported to be unilateral and caused by Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. Herein, we report a bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant and Candida albicans was isolated from the scrotal fluid culture. To our kn...

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Main Authors: Merih Cetinkaya, Gokhan Buyukkale, Muge Payasli, Sibel Ozbek, Sultan Kavuncuoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000200023&lng=en&tlng=en