title: Use of ganciclovir in the treatment of acquired cytomegalovirus disease in a preterm infant.
abstract: The first use of ganciclovir in a preterm infant is reported. The 27 week appropriate-for-gestational-age male infant developed a disseminated cytomegalovirus infection subsequent to a blood transfusion. A daily dose of 10 mg/kg administered intravenously in two divided doses for a total of 14 days was given without adverse clinical or toxic effects. The patient has remained well following discharge from hospital.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Foothills Hospital, The University of Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jadavji
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sauve
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gill