Does the mom with the mouth discomfort have any visible signs of
thrush?

When I read cases like this, where physicians are (a) ignorent about
fungal infections and/or (2) unwilling to learn, I get very upset. These
days medical providers MUST (shouting!) know about it! It is major
problem in the HIV population.  Not only should one know how to
recognize it (important symptom--deserves a DUH award), correct
treatment is IMPERATIVE in the immune-compromised population  since
for those patients yeast can kill. In any case, it is darned uncomfortable...

Just a thought: I notice there are many candida sites on the WWW, since
research in this area has become important in the era of AIDS. Wouldn't it
be great if LACTNET could cultivate a relationship with one of these
researchers (a la Dr. Hale on pharmacology) to give us insight and
(correct) information. I'm going to look around.  If you know anyone in this
field see what you can do. (Or if this is your field, speak up!)

Margery Wilson, IBCLC
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
USA