Advances in the treatment of invasive neonatal candidiasis.

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Published in Expert Opin Pharmacother on April 05, 2015

Authors

Lorena Botero-Calderon1, Daniel K Benjamin, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez

Author Affiliations

1: Universidad del Valle , Calle 4B # 36-00, Cali , Colombia.

Associated clinical trials:

Isavuconazole (BAL8557) in the Treatment of Candidemia and Other Invasive Candida Infections | NCT00413218

Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Micafungin Versus Conventional Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Neonatal Candidiasis (MAGIC-2) | NCT00815516

A Study of the Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Posaconazole in Immunocompromised Children (P03579) | NCT01716234

Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Caspofungin Versus Amphotericin B Deoxycholate in the Treatment of Invasive Candidiasis in Neonates and Infants (MK-0991-064) | NCT01945281

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