Candidiasis of Newborn Children

Candidiasis or an infectious process caused by fungi of the genus Candida has been known for a long time. However, over the past three decades, an increase in the frequency of mycoses in the pathology of childhood and candidiasis, in particular, including in newborns, has been recorded. Thus, clinical manifestations of fungal infection of the skin, mucous membranes and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in newborn children who fell ill in the first hours or days of life were noted by us in 30–33% of children admitted to the hospital, and among apparently healthy newborns staying at home conditions, candidiasis was reported in 13–16% of cases.