Lengthening of QT Interval Caused by Fluconazole in a Newborn

Banu Aydin^1*, Dilek Dilli², Ayşegül Zenciroğlu³, Nuran Uzunalic¹, Nurullah Okumuş⁴ and Mustafa Aydin¹

¹Fellow in Neonatology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children’s Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

²Neonatologist, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children’s Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

³Associate Professor, Chief of Department of Neonatology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children’s Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

⁴Associate Professor, Vice Chief of Department of Neonatology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children’s Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

^*Corresponding Author: Banu Aydin, Fellow in Neonatology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children’s Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: 00 90 312 3056283 Email:

Keywords: Fluconazole; Newborn; Side effect; QT interval

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