Clinical Pharmacology of Fluconazole in Neonates: Effects and Pharmacokinetics
Fluconazole is commonly used both to prevent and to treat invasive neonatal Candida albicans infection. This drug is a potent, selective, triazole inhibitor of the fungal enzymes involved in ergosterol synthesis. It is largely excreted unchanged in the urine. In infants with a birth weight
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Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2016-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6461_e893690e031ad01ecb93c51fc8fafaaf.pdf |