Open, Pharmacokinetic Study of Caspofungin in Neonates and Infants (0991-058)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the amount of caspofungin found in the blood of neonate and infants \<3 months of age following treatment with caspofungin at 25 mg/m2. Another purpose is to test the safety of caspofungin in treating neonates and infants with Candida infections (a certain type of fungal infection).

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2006-10

Completion

2006-10

Publications

• Background Saez-Llorens X, Macias M, Maiya P, Pineros J, Jafri HS, Chatterjee A, Ruiz G, Raghavan J, Bradshaw SK, Kartsonis NA, Sun P, Strohmaier KM, Fallon M, Bi S, Stone JA, Chow JW. Pharmacokinetics and safety of caspofungin in neonates and infants less than 3 months of age. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Mar;53(3):869-75. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00868-08. Epub 2008 Dec 15.

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