title: Systemic candidiasis in premature infants experience with drug treatment.
abstract: Eleven premature infants with systemic candidiasis from 1981 to 1984 have been reported previously. The experience with antifungal drugs is presented. Amphotericin B at lower maintenance dose, together with 5 flucytosine (5FC), are the preferred drugs for treatment of systemic candidiasis at present.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008825:Miconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008825:Miconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D003596:Cytosine; D005437:Flucytosine; D007654:Ketoconazole