While a paediatric dosage has not been defined, posaconazole is occasionally being used in children. We conducted a multicentre retrospective survey and identified 15 patients (median age 10 years [range 3.6-17.5]) who received posaconazole salvage therapy for proven (9 patients) or probable (6 patients) invasive fungal infections. Posaconazole was administered for a median of 32 days (range 4-262) at a median dosage of 21 mg/kg (range 4.8-33.3). None of the patients discontinued therapy due to adverse events, which were mostly mild and observed in 11 patients. Complete or partial responses were observed in 4/7 patients with zygomycosis, 3/4 patients with invasive mould infection, 1/2 patients with invasive aspergillosis and 1/2 patients with chronic disseminated candidiasis. We conclude from the data that posaconazole displays favourable safety and tolerance and may be useful for management of individual paediatric patients with invasive infections.
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