Successful treatment of bilateral renal fungal balls with liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole in an extremely low birth weight infant

2000 ◽  
Vol 159 (9) ◽  
pp. 676-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Stocker ◽  
Jürg H. Caduff ◽  
Johannes Spalinger ◽  
Thomas M. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin B ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infant

Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) in the Treatment of Neonatal Candidiasis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Infection ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Juster-Reicher ◽  
E. Leibovitz ◽  
N. Linder ◽  
M. Amitay ◽  
O. Flidel-Rimon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin B ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Neonatal Candidiasis

Which Is the Most Appropriate Dosage of Liposomal Amphotericin-B (AmBisome) for the Treatment of Fungal Infections in Infants of Very Low Birth Weight?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 1217-1218
Author(s):  
L. PEREIRA DA SILVA ◽  
J. M. VIDEIRA AMARAL ◽  
N. CORDEIRO FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin B

To the Editor.— Lackner et al1 report on the excellent efficacy and lack of toxicity of 1 to 5 mg/kg per day of liposomal Amphotericin-B (AmBisome) administered to two infants of very low birth weight with disseminated fungal infection. We agree with the authors when they say that success in the treatment of two cases does not allow extrapolation of the same therapeutic schedule to an infants with identical multisystemic immaturity. We would like to report two cases from our own clinical experience with distinct characteristics.

Which Is the Most Appropriate Dosage of Liposomal Amphotericin-B (AmBisome) for the Treatment of Fungal Infections in Infants of Very Low Birth Weight?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 1218-1218
Author(s):  
H. LACKNER ◽  
CH. URBAN
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Liposomal Amphotericin B ◽  
Maximal Effect ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants

In Reply.— We read with great interest the results of Pereira da Silva and co-workers, who successfully treated two premature newborns with disseminated fungal infection using lower doses of liposomal Amphotericin-B (AmBisome) than we have reported in our paper.1 We agree with the authors that the most appropriate dosage of liposomal Amphotericin-B for the treatment of very low birth weight infants is still to be established, and that the main goal of treatment should be to use AmBisome in a dose with maximal effect but minimal toxicity.

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