Fluconazole prophylaxis in high-risk neonates

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 178-184

  Reed, Brent N ^a   Caudle, Kelly E ^b,c   Rogers, P David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Children's Medical Center   (United States)

^d LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluconazole prophylaxis; Fungal infection; Low birth weight; Neonates; Preterm infants; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CANDIDA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDLINE; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYCOSES; SEPSIS;

EID: 74549162717     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M364     Document Type: Review

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