The longest use of liposomal amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine in neonatal renal candidiasis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 801-804

  Biyikli, Nese Karaaslan ^a,b   Tugtepe, Halil ^a   Akpinar, Ihsan ^a   Alpay, Harika ^a   Ozek, Eren ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

5 fluorocytosine; Acute renal failure; Amphotericin B; Myelomeningocele; Preterm; Renal fungus balls

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCYTOSINE; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERALIMENTATION; INFANT; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUROSURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE CULTURE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIPOSOMES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3142699403     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1463-7     Document Type: Article

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