Fluconazole therapy for Candida albicans urinary tract infections in infants.

Pediatr Nephrol

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

Published: July 2002

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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