β-D-glucan Surveillance with Preemptive Anidulafungin for Invasive Candidiasis in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a devastating disease. While prompt antifungal therapy improves outcomes, empiric treatment based on the presence of fever has little clinical impact. Β-D-Glucan (BDG) is a fungal cell wall component detectable in the serum of patients with early invasive fun...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hanson, Kimberly E., Pfeiffer, Christopher D., Lease, Erika D., Balch, Alfred H., Zaas, Aimee K., Perfect, John R., Alexander, Barbara D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042282

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042282

Ejemplares similares