Successful resolution of cardiac mycetomas by combined liposomal Amphotericin B with Fluconazole treatment in premature neonates

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1021-1023

  Karatza, Ageliki A ^a   Dimitriou, Gabriel ^a   Marangos, Markos ^b   Christofidou, Myrto ^b   Pavlou, Vassiliki ^a   Giannakopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Darzentas, Antonios ^a   Mantagos, Stefanos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caspofungin; Combination antifungal therapy; Fluconazole; Liposomal Amphotericin B; Neonatal Candida endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPICILLIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; TEICOPLANIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCETOMA; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIPOSOMES; MALE; MYCETOMA;

EID: 48149100067     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0634-5     Document Type: Article

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