Use of Ganciclovir in the Treatment of Acquired Cytomegalovirus Disease in a Preterm Infant

The first use of ganciclovir in a preterm infant is reported. The 27 week appropriate-for-gestational-age male infant developed a disseminated cytomegalovirus infection subsequent to a blood transfusion. A daily dose of 10 mg/kg administered intravenously in two divided doses for a total of 14 days...

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Main Authors: H Amin, T Jadavji, R Sauve, J Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/917057