High-dose caspofungin salvage in a very-low-birth-weight infant with refractory candidemia

• Glavni autori: Eun Sun Seo (Autor), Geun Hwa Park (Autor), Sung Mi Kim (Autor), Hye An Jung (Autor), Byoung Kuk Kim (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Korean Pediatric Society, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Candidiasis is one of the most common causes of late-onset infection among very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBW) in most neonatal intensive care units and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Standard therapy consists of the administration of amphotericin B, amphotericin B complex,...