Disseminated candidemia refractory to caspofungin therapy in an infant with extremely low birth weight

Disseminated candidemia refractory to caspofungin therapy in an infant with extremely low birth weight

Systemic fungal infections have high morbidity and mortality rates in neonates, especially neonates with an extremely low birth weight (ELBW). Here, we describe a 21-day-old ELBW female infant with an amphotericin B-unresponsive congenital Candida albicans infection that was treated with caspofungin...

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Main Authors: Meng-Ju Li, Po-Ren Hsueh, Chun-Yi Lu, Hung-Chieh Chou, Ping-Ing Lee, Luan-Yin Chang, Li-Min Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
Candida albicans
caspofungin
neonate
prematurity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612000095

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