This was a retrospective chart review on 13 infants in whom caspofungin was added to conventional antifungals (amphotericin B and/or fluconazole or flucytosine) for the treatment of refractory ...

Caspofungin is an echinocandin agent with fungicidal activity against candida species. We performed a double-blind trial to compare caspofungin with amphotericin B deoxycholate for the primary ...

Patients with persistent fever and neutropenia often receive empirical therapy with conventional or liposomal amphotericin B for the prevention and early treatment of invasive fungal infections.

Optimal MIC determination methods for caspofungin acetate have not been determined by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Different methods of defining the MIC for caspofungin ...

Candidemia is common in the neonatal intensive care unit. 1 Extremely premature infants are most at risk for infection. Clinicians are often faced with persistent Candida infections in this population ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today the immediate availability in the United States of Caspofungin Acetate for Injection in a room-temperature stable formulation.

Serious fungal infections are on the rise, and many hospital-acquired cases are becoming harder to treat as fungi become resistant to available medications. One of the most widely used therapies, ...

Learn everything you need to know about Caspofungin-pronunciation, uses, dosage guidelines, indications, and when to take or avoid it. Get up-to-date information on side effects, precautions, warnings ...

Review the side-effects of Caspofungin as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

Graybill and colleagues [21] were the first to report the effectiveness of caspofungin acetate in treating fluconazole-resistant C. albicans in a murine model. At low doses of less than 0.0125 mg/kg, ...