Clinical course and pharmacokinetics following a massive overdose of amphotericin b in a neonate

Gideon Koren, Alan Lau, Cynthia F. Kenyon, David Kroppert, Julia Klein

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Abstract

Amphotericin is the drug of choice for the treatment of fungal infections in infants and children. When used in the recommended doses, amphotericin therapy is associated with high rates of adverse effects, including nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, decrease in white blood cells, platelets and hemoglobin, chills, fever and even death (1). We report a case involving a neonate who was exposed to a 50 fold overdose of Amphotericin over a three day period.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-378
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Toxicology
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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