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Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2008-4161
p-ISSN 2008-3645
Fungal urinary tract infection in an infant with posterior urethral valves
Authors
Arash Ahmadzadeh1,*, Ehsan Valavi2, Ahmad Shamsizadeh2, Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi2, Morteza Hydari2, Ali Ahmadzadeh, MD3
1Resident of Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, [email protected], Iran
2Pediatric Nephrology Division, Abuzar Children`s Medical Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
3Ahvaz
*Corresponding Author: Resident of Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, [email protected], Iran. Tel: +98611 4433715. Fax: +98611 4433715. Email: [email protected]
Published online:Dec 31, 2011
Article type:Case Report
How to Cite:Ahmadzadeh A, Valavi E, Shamsizadeh A, Zarei Mahmoudabadi A, Hydari M, et al. Fungal urinary tract infection in an infant with posterior urethral valves. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2011;4(Suppl):. doi:
Abstract
Children with urinary tract abnormalities are susceptible to bacterial urinary infection (UTI); fungal infection, although rare, is reported to be increasing. Here, we describe a seven month-old male infant with posterior urethral valves who had developed both bacterial and fungal (Candidal) urinary tract infections. Direct and culture examinations of urine sample confirmed urinary tract candidiasis. Urine culture yielded more than 3×104 Candida albicans. Fluconazole started in the dose of 4mg/kg/day, single dose daily (25mg or 1/2 tablet) for two weeks. After two weeks antifungal therapy, urine sample was negative for C. albicans in both direct and culture examination. We concluded that fungal infection should be considered in the children with obstructing urinary tract abnormalities because its diagnosis may be missed.
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© 2011, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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