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Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole
Joint Authors
Ozek, Eren
Soysal, Ahmet
Altuncu, Emel
Bilgen, Hulya
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herein, we report two preterms with invasive candidiasis refractory to liposomal amphotericin B (AMB) treatment in spite of low MIC levels (MIC: 0.5 mcg/mL).
Both of the patients’ blood cultures were persistently positive for C.
parapsilosis despite high therapeutic doses (AMB: 7 mg/kg per day).
After starting voriconazole blood cultures became negative and both of the patients were treated successfully without any side effects.
In conclusion, although it is not a standard treatment in neonatal patients, our limited experience with these patients suggests that voriconazole appears to be a safe antifungal agent to be used in critically ill preterm infants with persistent fungemia despite AMB treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Altuncu, Emel& Bilgen, Hulya& Soysal, Ahmet& Ozek, Eren. 2015. Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Altuncu, Emel…[et al.]. Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Altuncu, Emel& Bilgen, Hulya& Soysal, Ahmet& Ozek, Eren. Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059768
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059768