Neonatal Antifungal Consumption Is Dominated by Prophylactic Use; Outcomes From The Pediatric Antifungal Stewardship: Optimizing Antifungal Prescription Study

Conclusions: Neonatal antifungal prophylaxis is commonly prescribed outside the recommendations based on known risk profiles. Fluconazole is the main antifungal prescribed in neonates and infants, with underdosing frequently observed when prescribed for treatment. Number of proven IC was very low. These observations should be taken into consideration to develop a national pediatric Antifungal Stewardship program aiming to guide rational prescribing.
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Antimicrobial Reports Source Type: research