Open AccessImpact on hospital mortality of catheter removal and adequate antifungal therapy in Candida spp. bloodstream infections
Author(s) -
José GarnachoMontero,
Ana DíazMartín,
Emilio García-Cabrera,
Maite Ruiz Pérez de Pipaón,
C Hernandez-Caballero,
José Antonio Lepe
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks347
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous catheter , catheter , fungemia , hazard ratio , mortality rate , bloodstream infection , intensive care medicine , surgery , mycosis , confidence interval
We set out to identify the prognostic factors in adult patients with Candida spp. bloodstream infection, assessing the impact on in-hospital mortality of catheter removal and adequacy of antifungal therapy.
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