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. 2008 May;93(3):F238-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.121830. Epub 2007 Sep 3.

Antifungal prophylaxis for very low birthweight infants: UK national survey

L Clerihew  1 , W McGuire
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Antifungal prophylaxis for very low birthweight infants: UK national survey

L Clerihew et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2008 May.

Abstract

In a UK-wide survey, 28% of neonatal units reported using systemic or topical/oral antifungal prophylaxis for very low birthweight infants. Systemic prophylaxis is targeted to extremely preterm infants with additional risk factors for invasive fungal infection. Currently, there seems to be sufficient variation in practice to undertake randomised trials of these interventions.

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