A number of Nocardia species have been identified as the source of both local and disseminated disease in children and adults. These organisms are primarily opportunistic pathogens infecting immunocompromised persons. Infection caused by these bacteria is termed nocardiosis , which…
Actinomyces species are anaerobic or microaerophilic, nonsporulating, nonmotile gram-positive bacteria that have a filamentous and branching structure. Infection caused by these bacteria is termed actinomycosis, which often presents as an indolent granulomatous, suppurative process with potential for direct extension to…
Candida infections occur frequently in neonates, infants, and children, ranging from superficial skin infections to invasive disease. The number of children at risk for invasive candidiasis (IC) continues to increase due to new cancer therapies, increasing numbers of immunosuppressed solid…
Introduction Infections are important issues faced by children with cancer. Invasive bacterial and fungal infections are problematic mainly in those receiving intensive treatment. Viruses may also be life-threatening in specific circumstances. Furthermore, non–life-threatening infections such as upper respiratory tract infection…
Introduction Bacterial skin infections in neonates and infants can present differently from those in older children, based on several factors: (1) the nature of the pathogen; (2) the developmental stage of the infant when infection is acquired: early (first or…