Impact of 'targeted' fluconazole prophylaxis for preterm neonates: Efficacy of a highly selective approach?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-26

  Martin, A ^a   Pappas, A ^a   Lulic Botica, M ^a   Natarajan, G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

candidiasis; fluconazole; preterm; prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CREATININE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MICAFUNGIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHOLESTASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; OBSERVATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855279163     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.27     Document Type: Article

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