Citomegalovirus y Candida: asociación con curso mortal en un neonato.

Cytomegalovirus and Candida are frequent infections in preterm infants. The infected cells by cytomegalovirus show enlargement with nuclear inclusions surrounded by perinuclear halo. Candida has become an important cause of nosocomial infections in neonates. It can be systemic, congenital or related to intravenous catheter. We report the association of cytomegalovirus with intracardiac fungus ball with fatal outcome in a preterm infant. He was a preterm neonate, 1,600 grams with previous amnions rupture with sepsis. Exanguinotransfusion and flebotomous in jugular vein were done. He died when he was 43 days old and necropsy was performed. Cytomegalovirus and Candida are frequent infections in preterms infants. We observed intersticial pneumonia with severe necrosis and intracardiac fungus ball. This asociation of these two opportunistic infections is not reported in the consulted literature. We recommend discarding both pathologies in preterm infants with amnios previous rupture, infants who had received tranfusion and those with previous catheter use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]