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This is a multicenter case series of children diagnosed with C. lusitaniae fungemia. A total of 18 cases that occurred over a 15-year period in five tertiary hospitals were included. Additionally, a review of the literature regarding C. lusitaniae fungemia in children was performed. A total of 18 cases were enrolled; 11\/18 (61%) were males, with a mean age of 2.3 years. All patients had severe underlying diseases and risk factors for opportunistic infection, most commonly prematurity and malignancies. More than one-third of cases occurred during the last 2 years of the study period. All isolates were susceptible to all tested antifungals. The survival rate following the acute infection was 94%, whereas the survival rate of 14 previously published cases was 71%, with the most common underlying diseases being CGD and malignancies. 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