Does a Negative Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detection of Candida Bloodstream Infection Lead to Less Antifungal Use?

BACKGROUND: Candida species are the fourth leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections in the United States, however incidence is low and most patients who receive empiric treatment do not actually have candidemia. Unfortunately, detection, identification and susceptibility testing using stan...

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Autores principales: Bhowmick, Tanaya, Sharma, Rashi, Weinstein, Melvin, Narayanan, Navaneeth, Kirn, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630746/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1611

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630746/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1611

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