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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Aug;28(8):717–723. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819f1f50

Table 2.

Simulated Steady State Dose Exposure Summary

Indication Dose
mg/kg
Interval
(hours)
BGA A
(wks)
PNA A
(days)
[Fluc] B
(µg/ml)
AUC B
(mg*hr/L)
AUC C
10th %
AUC C
90th %
%Time>MIC E
(median)
Treatment
IC
12 Q24 23–29 7–80 23 (11) 22 720 (247) 680 430 1030 NA
12 Q24 30–40 1–80 15 (7.4) 14 540 (190) 520 340 790 NA
Early
Prevention
3 Q Tue/Fri 23–29 1–42 2.3 (1.3) 2.1 53 (28) 50 20 90 58% T>MIC2
3 % T>MIC4
6 Q Tue/Fri 23–29 1–42 4.2 (2.6) 4.0 107 (55) 101 40 180 93% T>MIC2
47% T>MIC4
Late
Prevention
3 Q24 23–29 7–42 6.9 (3.1) 6.5 163 (60) 156 93 243 85% T>MIC4
6 Q72 23–29 7–42 5.0 (2.7) 4.4 112 (59) 108 43 190 57% T>MIC4
6 Q48 23–29 42–80 6.0 (3.2) 5.5 135 (64) 131 59 218 67% T>MIC4
6 Q48 30–40 1–42 5.5 (3.0) 5.0 128 (57) 122 60 205 63% T>MIC4

IC, invasive candidiasis; wk, weeks; BGA, gestational age at birth; PNA postnatal age; [Fluc] plasma concentration of fluconazole;

A

range of infant characteristics

B

mean (standard deviation) median

C

percentile of simulation

E

Typical MIC for Candida species in NICU, MIC90 ≤ 4 µg/ml.