Successful Treatment of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia in Two Preterms with Voriconazole
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). Aft...
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Main Authors: | Emel Altuncu, Hulya Bilgen, Ahmet Soysal, Eren Ozek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/402137 |
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