Complications of Candida Albicans Infection in Infancy

Abstract

Thrush was first described in 1764 by Rosdn von Rosen- stein, who mentions a disease of the mouth, more severe if it spreads into the lungs. Thrush infections were later described by Langenbeck in 1839, Berg (1841), and Robin (1853). Robin called the organism Oidium albi- cans, and in 1890 Zopf renamed it Monilia albicans. From then until the present time the organism, now known as Candida albicans, has been adjudged to be responsible for disease in man. During recent years,