In a message dated 12/20/98 12:31:48 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< Yeast, thrush, candida--if I get one more call about this....Candida
affects
about 5% of healthy infants, usually in the first weeks of life. Peak
colonization is at about 1 month. >>
I have read that about 75% of all infants are colonized within about 24 hours
of birth with yeast/Candida. The infants are exposed during vaginal delivery.
Andrew MD
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