(1,3)-β-d-Glucan-based antifungal treatment in critically ill adults at high risk of candidaemia: an observational study
Author(s) -
Brunella Posteraro,
Mario Tumbarello,
Gennaro De Pascale,
Elvira Liberto,
Maria Sole Vallecoccia,
Elena De Carolis,
Valentina Di Gravio,
Enrico Maria Trecarichi,
Maurizio Sanguinetti,
Massimo Antonelli
Publication year - 2016
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/dkw112
Subject(s) - observational study , critically ill , antifungal , medicine , intensive care medicine , fluconazole , echinocandin , invasive candidiasis , antifungal drugs , critical illness , dermatology
To determine the effects of a strategy that uses serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) results for antifungal treatment of ICU patients at high risk of invasive candidiasis.
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