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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Practical approach to improve prophylaxis against fungal infectionsShow More
áñ"ã To the Editor, We read with interest the article by McCrossan et al on selective fluconazole prophylaxis. Reviewing the data presented in Table 2, in 3 out of 4 infants with positive blood culture, cephalosporin was involved. A practical conclusion would be to eliminate the use of cephalosporin in VLBW infants. Another measure would be to shorten empiric antibiotic use to 3-4 days (if cultures prove to be negative)...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Prophylaxis to reduce fungal infection in neonatesShow More
The study by McCrossan et al showed that fluconazole prophylaxis in a selected group of preterm infants with birth weight less than 1,500 grams decreases invasive fungal infection [1]. We agree that a carefully delineated risk-factor approach to the prevention of Candida infection in neonates may be a useful alternative to continuous fluconazole prophylaxis and may decrease the risk of the emergence of fluconazole-resistan...
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