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A very low birth weight infant with Candida nephritis with fungus balls. Full recovery after pyelotomy and antifungal combination therapy

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  1. Department of Neonatology and Intensive Care, University Children's Hospital, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria

    Martin Wald, Veronika Kretzer, Manfred Weninger, Arnold Pollak & Daniela Zaknun

  2. Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Karin Lawrenz

  3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang Pumberger

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Wald, M., Lawrenz, K., Kretzer, V. et al. A very low birth weight infant with Candida nephritis with fungus balls. Full recovery after pyelotomy and antifungal combination therapy. Eur J Pediatr 162, 642–643 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-002-0935-7

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