2033. Incorporating T2Candida Testing into Rational Antifungal (AF) Management: A Successful Pilot Study of Diagnostic Stewardship (DS) Directed Toward Specific Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients At-Risk for Sepsis due to Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures (BC) are ~50% sensitive for diagnosing IC. T2Candida (T2) detects five leading Candida spp. directly in blood and was ≥90%/90% sensitive/specific (S/Sp) for candidemia in clinical trials. Optimal use of T2 in clinical practice is unclear. We targeted T2 to specific ICU pat...

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Autores principales: Shields, Ryan K, Clancy, Cornelius J, Marini, Rachel V, Groetzinger, Lara, Rivosecchi, Ryan, Falcione, Bonnie, Pasculle, Anthony, Nguyen, M Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252465/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1689

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