Antifungal stewardship in critical care: Implementing a diagnostics-driven care pathway in the management of invasive candidiasis

• Main Authors: D. Hare (Author), C. Coates (Author), M. Kelly (Author), E. Cottrell (Author), E. Connolly (Author), E.G. Muldoon (Author), B. O' Connell (Author), T.R. Rogers (Author), A.F. Talento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is the most common invasive fungal disease in patients admitted to critical care and is associated with high mortality rates. Diagnosis can be delayed by the poor sensitivity of culture-based methods, leading to unnecessary use of empirical antifungal t...