Endogenous opportunist Candida parapsilosis
The baby boy, Tim was prematurely born that means he had weakened immune system when he got an ear infection. During the investigation of ear infection course, it was found that baby Tim received fungal infection that may have entered the neonate during the IV insertions while earlier treatments. The gram stained blood cultures have exhibited that the pathogen was Candida parapsilosis which is an endogenous commensal flora. The further tests including CHROM-agar showed a white colony consisting of pseudohyphae confirming the presence of Candida parapsilosis. It lives on the healthy human skin. Moreover, this commensal flora is an ...
