Management of obstructing fungal pyelonephritis in infants.

Urology

Section of Pediatric Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.

Published: February 2006

This case report and literature review suggest that infants with renal obstruction due to Candida albicans pyelonephritis often require drainage, in addition to systemic antifungal agents, to treat the infection.

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