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The following details were collected: gestational, perinatal and neonatal courses; bacterial sepsis; antibacterial therapy; laboratory and imaging investigations; and antifungal therapy and its complications.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of AFS was .4 to 2 cases per 1000 live-births and 3.8% to 12.9% of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Compared with 1989 through 1992, between 1993 and 1995 the rate of AFS in VLBW neonates significantly increased (3.8%\u20135.6% \u2192 9.6%\u201312.9%), along with a significant increase of NICU admission rate (369\u2013410 \u2192 496\u2013510 admissions\/year). Compared with controls, AFS neonates had significantly longer hospitalizations, higher rates of mechanical ventilation, umbilical vein catheterization, and previous treatment with broad-spectrum antibacterial agents (amikacin, vancomycin, ceftazidime, or imipenem). At the onset of AFS, 42.8% of patients had hyperthermia and 40.9% had normal white blood cell count. Causative fungi were as follows: Candida albicans\u201442.8% of cases, Candida parapsilosis\u201426.5%, and Candida tropicalis\u201420.4%. Fungal dissemination was rare, complications of antifungal therapy were infrequent, and no deaths occurred.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>First, non-albicans Candidahave become more frequent in neonatal AFS. Second, mechanical ventilation and antibacterial agents are significant risk factors for AFS. Third, hyperthermia is a frequent presenting sign of AFS. Fourth, a normal white blood cell count does not rule out AFS. Fifth, meningeal involvement in neonatal AFS should be ruled out before initiation of antifungal therapy. 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