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Fluconazole therapy for Candida albicans urinary tract infections in infants

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Candiduria is rare in newborns and infants, occurring most often in patients with risk factors. When associated with a candidal bezoar in the urinary tract, candiduria is usually treated by systemic amphotericin B and flucytosine plus local irrigation with amphotericin B. We describe the successful treatment of five newborns with a urinary tract infection, on major urological malformations, due to Candida albicans (including three with a candidal bezoar) by fluconazole alone. No adverse effects or recurrences were observed. Fluconazole therapy permits early discharge from the hospital and seems suitable for infants and newborns with a C. albicans urinary tract infection.

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  1. Département de Pédiatrie, Hôpital de l'Archet 2, 151 avenue de Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice Cedex, France, France

    Valérie Triolo, Florence Casagrande, Christian Dageville, Patrick Boutté & Etienne Bérard

  2. Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Nice, France, France

    Martine Gari-Toussaint

  3. Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France, France

    Rodolphe Garraffo

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Triolo, V., Gari-Toussaint, M., Casagrande, F. et al. Fluconazole therapy for Candida albicans urinary tract infections in infants. Pediatr Nephrol 17, 550–553 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-002-0861-y

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