Table 2

Clinical and mycological outcome and safety of treatment of 11 neonates with amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC)

Patient no Prior antifungals Duration of prior antifungals (days) Average ABLC dose (mg/kg/day) Duration of ABLC (days) Pretreatment creatinine (μmol/l) Post-treatment creatinine (μmol/l) Mycological outcome Clinical outcome
1Amphotericin144.778097EradicatedFailure
5FC10
Rifampin7
2Amphotericin245.0233535NE, ABLC sustained eradicationSuccess
5FC24
3Amphotericin565.4143535NE, ABLC sustained eradicationSuccess
5FC35
Rifampin18
4Amphotericin13 (QOD)5.025882-150 1502-150 EradicatedSuccess
5FC7
5Amphotericin186.5288844EradicatedSuccess
6Amphotericin73.23014118EradicatedSuccess
5FC1
7Amphotericin174.1414435EradicatedSuccess
8Amphotericin24.814522628EradicatedSuccess
9Amphotericin305.6173544EradicatedSuccess
5FC1
Fluconazole12
10Amphotericin196.2293526EradicatedSuccess
5FC12
11Amphotericin13.941682-150 2212-150 PersistedFailure
Fluconazole3
  • 2-150 On dialysis before ABLC treatment.

  • 5FC, 5-Flucytosine; NE, not evaluable; QOD, every other day.