Successful caspofungin treatment of persistent candidemia in extreme prematurity at 23 and 24 weeks' gestation
Systemic fungal infection continues to be a major cause of mortality in extremely low-birth-weight premature infants. Amphotericin B has been recommended as the primary treatment; however, its use is limited due to drug-induced nephrotoxicity and amphotericin B-resistant candidemia. Caspofungin ther...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664614000084 |