Safety, Effectiveness and Exposure-response of Micafungin in Infants: Application of an Established Pharmacokinetics Model to Electronic Health Records

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Feb;38(2):e26-e28. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002045.

Abstract

Micafungin is used off-label in the United States to treat invasive candidiasis in neonates. We used an established pharmacokinetic model to determine micafungin exposures for 46 courses in 39 hospitalized infants. In this small cohort of infants, micafungin exposure was not associated with laboratory markers of liver toxicity, death or failure of microbiologic clearance.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Micafungin / pharmacokinetics*
  • Micafungin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Micafungin

Supplementary concepts

  • Systemic candidiasis