Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2008;93:F238-F239
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Antifungal prophylaxis for very low birthweight infants: UK national survey
1 Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
2 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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W McGuire, Centre for Newborn Care, Canberra Hospital, ACT 2606, Australia; william.mcguire{at}act.gov.au
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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