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Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) in the Treatment of Neonatal Candidiasis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
AmBisone (2.5–7 mg/kg/day as a continuous 1 h infusion) was evaluated prospectively from September 1994 to January 1998 in 24 very low birth weight...
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Secondary Infection Presenting as Recurrent Pulmonary Hypertension
Primary infection in the neonate, especially group B streptococcal infection, has long been recognized as a cause of persistent pulmonary...
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Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation using a fludarabine-based low intensity conditioning regimen for malignant lymphoma
relapse is a serious complication following high-dose therapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation (abmt) for malignant lymphoma (ml)....
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Macular form of candidal chorioretinitis
Two patients had Candida albicans chorioretinitis secondary to systemic candidiasis, and each received medical treatment. The first patient's...
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Fungal infections of the urinary tract
Funguria, fungal urinary tract infections, are most commonly caused by Candida species but may also be caused by Cryptococcus neoformans , Aspergillus ...
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Therapeutic approach to Candida sepsis
Serious infections due to Candid species are an emerging nosocomial problem. Therapy for culture-proven candidemia in nonneutropenic patients has...
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Emerging issues in nosocomial fungal infections
Nosocomial fungal infections remain a serious cause of morbidity and mortality. As immunodeficient populations increase, the incidence of nosocomial...
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Successful conservative treatment of severe renal candidosis with fungus balls
Partial fungal obstruction of the renal collecting system is an unusual finding among infants that poses specific management problems. We report a...
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Osteomyelitis
Despite significant progress in antibiotic therapy and orthopedic surgery, osteomyelitis remains a difficult-to-treat infection that is often...
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Outbreak ofCandida parapsilosis fungemia in neonatal intensive care units: Clinical implications and genoty** analysis
During a 5-month period, 17 infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units of a medical center and a branch hospital developed 18 episodes of Ca...
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Fungal endocarditis in critically ill children
All cases of infective endocarditis occurring from January 1990 to December 1996 at our institution were reviewed, with a special focus on fungal...
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Piperacillin/tazobactam plus tobramycin versus ceftazidime plus tobramycin as empiric therapy for fever in severely neutropenic patients
The objective of this trial was to evaluate the potential advantages of the combination of piperacillin and tazobactam in the control of fever in...
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Treatment of invasive fungal infections with amphotericin B colloidal dispersion in bone marrow transplant recipients
Amphotericin B colloidal dispersion (ABCD, AMPHOTEC, AMPHOCIL), a lipid complex of amphotericin B, was developed to reduce the nephrotoxicity of...
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Fungal prophylaxis by reduction of fungal colonization by oral administration of bovine anti-Candida antibodies in bone marrow transplant recipients
Candida overgrowth and invasion constitute a serious threat with a high mortality in BMT recipients. Currently available topical antifungal...