Candida fungemia in neonates treated with fluconazole: report of forty cases, including eight with meningitis.

Purpose Of The Study: To assess efficacy and safety of fluconazole in neonates with Candida fungemia.

Study Design: Multicenter prospective protocol of all fungemias appearing between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 1997, in four major university hospitals.

Results: Forty neonates, 28 of them with very low birth weight (<1500 g; 30.