Endocarditis in a Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infant Successfully Treated with the Association of Caspofungin and Voriconazole

Endocarditis in a Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infant Successfully Treated with the Association of Caspofungin and Voriconazole

Objectives To report a case in where a mural endocarditis caused by Candida parapsilosis was successfully treated with the combination of 2 antifungal agents, caspofungin and voriconazole, in an extremely premature infant. Description A female infant born at 30.7 weeks with weight 925 g. The infant...

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Main Authors: Vanessa A. Aguiare Lopes, Alexandre Ordones Lopes, Orlei Ribeiro De Araújo, Valeska A. Schauer Aguiare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S895

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