Oral Moniliasis in Newborn Infants

Moniliasis in Pediatrics

“…The average interval after birth for the development of oral thrush is eight to nine days.5,86,41 Can¬ dida may be found, however, in the mouth of infants in the first days of life without necessarily causing clinical thrush later.5 Some workers believe, however, that clin¬ ical thrush in infants always follows the finding of Candida in the mouth. 41 The familiar white patches, at times with an underlying inflammatory reaction, are usually located on the buccal mucosa, on the tongue and gums (Figs. 1 C. Skin.-Superficial cutaneous monilia¬ sis 60"64 is, with the exception of oral thrush, the commonest early symptom accessible to physical examination.…”

Transmission of P32-Labeled Candida Albicans to Newborn Mice at Birth

“…This pathway of neonatal infection in humans has been inferred from the high correlation between maternal vaginal and neonatal oral candidiasis. 1,2,3 There is no direct evidence, however, that the strain of C. albicans which is present in the maternal vagina is the self-same strain which is subsequently recovered from the newborn infant's mouth or gastrointestinal tract. It may be argued that the child may equally well have acquired C. albicans by cross infection during his sojourn in the newborn nursery.…”

Typing and nosocomial candidiasis

“…They correctly state that 55% of our patients were asymptomatic. It is possible that strains of B. hominis differ in virulence, which has been shown for Giardia lamblia (1). Since most infections with G. lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, and other microorganisms are subclinical, one might speculate whether our esteemed colleagues would consider them nonpathogenic because the hosts are "asymptomatic.…”