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377. High Resistance and Mortality Rates in Patients With Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)-Associated Candidemia: A Need for Alternative Antifungal Strategies
BACKGROUND: VADs are increasingly utilized in the management of end-stage heart disease. Infections are frequently encountered in VAD patients, are difficult to manage, and delay heart transplant. Prior studies have illustrated that fungal infections are rarer than bacterial infections but carry a h...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253690/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.388 |