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Abstract Fungal inf ctions iare commonly ncount red in th hospitalized neonate. A number of ••ell stabli hed 11 k factor as ociated •• vith th d velopment f fung mia are frequently found ill this population, namely prematurity, 10’. birth veight h p ralimentatiou admini trationofantibiotics andcolticosteroid the use of intravascular and urinary oath ters and parentral nutrition (Morello et a1.,2002). Candida peeie i the third 111 t frequent cau ’211 agent of late-on et ep is and mortality in leU (Makhoul et al., 2002). Diaencsis of fungal infection i hampered by the non pecifi ity of clinical ymptom and poor en ith ity of the serum inflammatory marker (Benjamin et al., 2000) . 1 xtreme ru pi ion and early diagnosi are imp rativ becau a late commencement of systemic antifungal treatment is a well d cumented cause of increa ed mortality. |