267. Fungal Culture Diagnostic Stewardship: An Avenue for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Immunocompromised Host

BACKGROUND: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a widely used procedure in the diagnosis of pneumonia in critically ill and immunocompromised hosts. Fungal smears and cultures are commonly performed on these samples. We evaluated the yield of various fungi, including but not limited to Candida species,...

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Autores principales: Gurram, Pooja, Vashistha, Kirtivardhan, O’Horo, John C, Shah, Aditya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809682/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.342

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