Review Article

Candida Chorioamnionitis Leads to Preterm Birth and Adverse Fetal-Neonatal Outcome

Table 5

Antenatal treatment for Candida chorioamnionitis.

GA at diagnosis (weeks)GA at delivery (weeks)SpeciesAntifungal agentAdministration routeFetal/neonatal outcomesReference

1919Candida albicansFluconazoleIntravenousStillbirth[74]
1921C. albicansFluconazoleOralStillbirth[75]
2122C. albicansFluconazoleOralStillbirth[64]
2127C. albicansFluconazoleTransabdominal intra-amniotic, oral, and vaginalAlive[71]
2331C. albicansFluconazoleTransabdominal intra-amniotic, oral, and vaginalAlive[71]
2629C. glabrataFluconazoleIntravenousAlive (PVL)/alive[81]
1823C. glabrataAmphotericin BIntravenousStillbirth[88]
2124C. glabrataAmphotericin BIntravenousStillbirth/stillbirth[87]
2424C. glabrataAmphotericin BIntravenousDied on day 42[76]
2428C. glabrataAmphotericin BIntravenousAlive/alive[89]
2729C. albicansAmphotericin BTranscervical intra-amnioticAlive[44]
2121C. albicansKetoconazoleNot describedStillbirth[91]
2628C. glabrataMicafunginIntravenousAlive[41]

GA, gestational age; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia.