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. 2010 Dec 1;14(6):244. doi: 10.1186/cc9239

Table 9.

Dosing of antifungals in paediatric patients

Drug Dose
Amphotericin B deoxycholate 1 mg/kg daily
Liposomal amphotericin B 3 mg/kg daily
Lipid complex amphotericin B 3 to 5 mg/kg daily (> 1 month old)
Fluconazole 12 mg/kg daily
Caspofungin 50 mg/m2, with a loading dose of 70 mg/m2 (> 1 year old)
Micafungin 2 mg/kg daily in children if <40 kg
Anidulafungin 1.5 mg/kg/day, with a loading dose of 3 mg/kg/day (in children 2 to 17 years old)
Voriconazole 7 mg/kg every 12 hours, up to age 12 years

Data presented in order of strength in recommendation for invasive candidiasis.