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Micafungin Effectiveness in Treating Pediatric Patients with Proven Candidemia [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2022
Aim:Micafungin is one of three currently available echinocandin for the treatment of candidiasis and candidemia. We aimed to discuss the effectiveness of micafungin and any possible side effects in the treatment of proven candidemia in children.Materials
Kamile Ötiken Arıkan, Oğuzhan Kalkanlı, Şebnem Çalkavur, Şeyma Akkuş, Mustafa Çolak, Elif Böncüoğlu, Elif Kıymet, Aybuke Akaslan Kara, Hasan Agın, Nuri Bayram, İlker Devrim   +10 more
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Clinically Important Emerging and Uncommon Fungal Pathogens in Asia: Epidemiology, Antifungal Resistance and Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Fungal infections in Asia are influenced by warm, humid climates, high population density and expanding healthcare systems, which together facilitate the emergence, transmission and detection of both common and rare pathogens. While Candida and Aspergillus species remain the leading causes of invasive fungal disease, increasing attention has ...
Chancharussin N, Jitmuang A, Chakrabarti A, Chayakulkeeree M.   +3 more
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Micafungin prophylaxis for acute leukemia patients undergoing induction chemotherapy [PDF]

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Micafungin is a well-tolerated and effective prophylactic antifungal agent used in hematologic diseases. In this prospective trial, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of prophylactic micafungin during first induction chemotherapy in patients
Hyunkyung Park, Jeonghwan Youk, Dong-Yeop Shin, Junshik Hong, Inho Kim, Nam Joong Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Soo-Mee Bang, Sung-Soo Yoon, Wan Beom Park, Youngil Koh   +10 more
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Micafungin-Induced Suicidal Erythrocyte Death [PDF]

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016
Background/Aims: The antifungal drug Micafungin is used for the treatment of diverse fungal infections including candidiasis and aspergillosis. Side effects of Micafungin treatment include microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with ...
Thomas Peter, Rosi Bissinger, Elena Signoretto, Andreas F. Mack, Florian Lang   +4 more
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Postantifungal Effect of Micafungin against the Species Complexes of Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Micafungin is an effective antifungal agent useful for the therapy of invasive candidiasis. Candida albicans is the most common cause of invasive candidiasis; however, infections due to non-C.
Sandra Gil-Alonso, Nerea Jauregizar, Elena Eraso, Guillermo Quindós   +3 more
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Micafungin in the treatment of invasive candidiasis and invasive aspergillosis

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2009
Nathan P Wiederhold1, Jason M Cota2, Christopher R Frei11University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas, USA; 2University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy, San Antonio, Texas, USAAbstract: Micafungin is an echinocandin ...
Nathan P Wiederhold, Jason M Cota, Christopher R Frei   +2 more
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Evaluation of an Antifungal Stewardship Initiative Targeting Micafungin at an Academic Medical Center

Antibiotics, 2023
Delays in the treatment of proven invasive fungal disease have been shown to be harmful. However, empiric treatment for all patients at risk of infection has not demonstrated benefit.
J. Myles Keck, David A. Cretella, Kayla R. Stover, Jamie L. Wagner, Katie E. Barber, Tulip A. Jhaveri, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Mary Joyce B. Wingler   +8 more
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Correction: Comparative real-world safety profiles of caspofungin, micafungin, and anidulafungin: a disproportionality analysis based on FAERS and VigiAccess databases [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Jingxiu Chen, Chunhua Chen, Xiaobin Lin, Jiajia Yan, Yifan Zheng, Yifan Zheng, Pan Chen, Jia Li, Jia Li   +8 more
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Species Distribution of Candidemia and Their Susceptibility in a Single Japanese University Hospital: Prior Micafungin Use Affects the Appearance of Candida parapsilosis and Elevation of Micafungin MICs in Non-parapsilosis Candida Species

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Introduction: Micafungin is a recommended echinocandin antifungal agent for candidemia treatment and prophylaxis. However, overuse of echinocandin antifungals may cause resistance.
Yasutaka Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Kawabe, Tomoyo Suzuki, Kayoko Sano, Kazuo Ide, Tetsuta Nishigaki, Yuki Enoki, Kazuaki Taguchi, Hirofumi Koike, Hideaki Kato, Yukiko Sahashi, Kazuaki Matsumoto   +11 more
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Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of Micafungin Administered at High Doses in Critically Ill Infants with Systemic Candidiasis: A Pooled Analysis of Two Studies

Pharmaceuticals, 2023
Background: Neonates may require higher doses of micafungin than adults to reach the therapeutic effect for increased plasma clearance. Only poor and inconclusive data are available still now to support this hypothesis, especially with regard to central ...
Domenico Umberto De Rose, Iliana Bersani, Maria Paola Ronchetti, Fiammetta Piersigilli, Sara Cairoli, Andrea Dotta, Amit Desai, Laura Lynn Kovanda, Bianca Maria Goffredo, Cinzia Auriti   +9 more
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