Vulvovaginal candidiasis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

In this prospective study we investigated the frequency of vulvovaginal candidiasis, the results of yeast cultures and detection of ketoconazole resistance in female children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). The study consisted of 35 patients with DM1 (age 1.7-20 years) and 22 controls (age 1.

Community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri: a case report.

Pseudomonas stutzeri is an aerobic, nonfermentative, gram-negative rod with polar monotrichous flagella. We report the case of a four-year-old boy who developed community-acquired pneumonia and empyema caused by P. stutzeri.