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Am J Perinatol 1993; 10(4): 313-315
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994749
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Candida Lusitaniae Osteomyelitis in a Premature Infant

Eveleen M. Oleinik, Phyllis Della-Latta, Michael G. Rinaldi, Lisa Saiman
  • Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Candida lusitaniae is emerging as an opportunistic pathogen in premature infants. Treatment of C. lusitaniae is challenging due to frequent resistance of this organism to antifungal agents and lack of standardized susceptibility testing for fungi. We report the case of a premature infant with C. lusitaniae osteomyelitis in whom treatment was successful with 5-fluorocytosine and fluconazole.