Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Authors | Year | Patients (control/ experimental) | Birth weight (control/ experimental, g) | Dose of fluconazole | Administration of therapy | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kicklighter et al. [7] | 2001 | 50/53 | 919 ± 239/ 992 ± 258 | 6 mg/kg, every third day for 1 week then daily | Intravenous injection | a,b,c, |
Kaufman et al. [8] | 2001 | 50/50 | 744 ± 157/ 717 ± 150 | 3 mg/kg, every third day for two weeks; every 48 h for 2 weeks and then daily | Intravenous injection | a,b,c, |
Parikh et al. [9] | 2007 | 60/60 | 1280 ± 199/1210 ± 241 | 6 mg/kg, every 72 h till day 7 and subsequently every 24 h | Intravenous injection | a,b |
Aydemir et al. [10] | 2011 | 91/93 | 1102 ± 238/1127 ± 215 | 3 mg/kg, every third day | Intravenous injection | a,b,c,d |
Manzoni et al. [11] | 2007 | 106/216 | 1120 ± 270/1060 ± 245 | 112 patients received 6 mg/kg, 104 patients received 3 mg/kg, every third day for two weeks, then every 48 h | Intravenous injection | a,b,c,d |
Aghai et al. [12] | 2006 | 137/140 | 681 ± 169/749 ± 133 | 3 mg/kg, every 72 h for 2 weeks; every 48 h 2 weeks and daily 2 weeks | Intravenous injection | a,c |
Benjamin et al. [13] | 2014 | 173/188 | 640(573–700)/653(570–700) | 6 mg/kg, twice weekly | Intravenous injection | a,c |
Jannatdoust et al. [14] | 2015 | 50/43 | 976 ± 203/969 ± 163 | 3 mg/kg, every 72 h till day 7 and subsequently every 24 h | Intravenous injection | c |
Kirpal et al. [15] | 2016 | 37/38 | 1220 ± 130/1250 ± 360 | 6 mg/kg, every 72 h till day 7 and subsequently every 24 h | Intravenous injection | a,c,d |