Candida albicans-associated sepsis in a pre-term neonatal rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
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Heidi L. Pecoraro
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Heidi Pecoraro, Veterinary Diagnostic Services Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMelissa R. Berg
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorBrandy L. Dozier
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorLauren Drew Martin
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorCindy T. McEvoy
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorMichael H. Davies
Division of Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Ducore
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Heidi L. Pecoraro
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Correspondence
Heidi Pecoraro, Veterinary Diagnostic Services Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMelissa R. Berg
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorBrandy L. Dozier
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorLauren Drew Martin
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorCindy T. McEvoy
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorMichael H. Davies
Division of Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorRebecca Ducore
Oregon National Primate Research Center, Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Invasive Candida infections (ICI) have been associated with neurodevelopmental impairment or death in human pre-term neonates. Candidiasis in nonhuman primates is seen mostly in immunosuppressed animals, and ICI is not commonly reported. Here, we report a case of Candida albicans-associated ICI in a pre-term neonatal rhesus macaque.
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The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, or publication of this article.
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