Abstract
Candidemia is the most frequent invasive fungal infection in hospitalized patients. This report describes the case of a nine month old baby on whom three colostomy were performed due to intestinal obstruction. After third colostomy, patient presented with fecal peritonitis. Peripheral blood lm examination revealed yeast form of candida. Subsequently candida species was isolated on blood culture and subculture on cornmeal agar and biochemical tests conrmed the presence of Candida albicans. A diagnosis of fungal infection based on the peripheral blood lm has a potential to lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a life threatening infection.
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