30Mar 2016
A case of oral thrush and septicemia by Candida tropicalis in a child of leukemia.
- Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
- Assistant Professor,Department of Microbiology, Dr Shankar rao Chavan Gov Medical College, Nanded, Maharashtra.
- Professor, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
- Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
- Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Microbiology TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai.
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Oral thrush is usually caused by Candida albicans but non albicansCandida induced oral thrush and septicemia is also increasing in frequency which is mainly due to increased use of antibiotic and antineoplastic drug and immunosuppression Here we are reporting a case of Candida tropicalis induced oral thrush and septicemia in a child of leukemia who was on chemotherapy .The strain was fluconazole sensitive that was quiet unusual.
[Malpekar Kirti, Mukhopadhyay Shuvankar, Bisure K, Baradkar V and Shastri J.S. (2016); A case of oral thrush and septicemia by Candida tropicalis in a child of leukemia. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Mar). 408-410] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Shuvankar Mukhopadhyay
