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744. Antifungal De-escalation Strategy in ICU Patients: Clinical Success and Cost Savings

BACKGROUND: The incidence of Candida spp infections in critically ill patients is increasing. Initial broad-spectrum empiric antifungal agents (e.g., echinocandins), followed by immediate switching to fluconazole if isolates are fluconazole sensitive could be a low-cost de-escalation strategy. The a...

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Autores principales: magira, Eleni, Kalogianni, Athanasia-Aikaterini, Zakynthinos, Spyros
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/PMC6811146/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.812