title: Amphotericin B in the treatment of candida meningitis in three neonates.
abstract: Candidiasis is an opportunistic infection and may result in significant morbidity and mortality in neonates. Cerebral candidiasis is rare and usually associated with systemic candidiasis. Information concerning the toxicity and efficacy of antifungal therapy for neonates is limited. In this report, we present three neonates with candidiasis. All of the patients were premature with low birth weights, and received antibiotic therapy for one to four weeks before the onset of candidiasis. Candida albicans was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Amphotericin B was given administered at an initial dose of 0.25 mg/kg/day intravenously (IV) and increased to a dosage of 2 mg/kg/day, and therapy was continued for three to four weeks. A transient and mild elevation in hepatic enzyme concentration was observed in two patients, and transient thrombocytopenia occurred in all of them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küçüködük
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yalin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürses
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B