Korean J Pediatr.
2010 Feb;53(2):239-243. 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.2.239.
High-dose caspofungin salvage in a very-low-birth-weight infant with refractory candidemia
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- 1Department of Pediatics, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan, Korea. ksm7090@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Radiology, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of clinical pathology, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2281373
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2010.53.2.239
Abstract
- 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, and fluconazole. In many cases, candidiasis is not easily eradicated, despite the administration of these drugs. We report our experience of the addition of high-dose caspofungin to the conventional antifungal drugs in a VLBW infant with refractory candidemia.
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