Is Candida colonization of central vascular catheters in non-candidemic, non-neutropenic patients an indication for antifungals?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 707-712

  Pérez Parra, Alfonso ^a   Muñoz, Patricia ^a,b   Guinea, Jesús ^a,b   Martín Rabadán, Pablo ^a   Guembe, María ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Candidemia; Catheter tip colonization; Central vascular catheters; Critically ill patients; Invasive candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RECOVERY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHINOCANDINS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 62949194986     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1431-6     Document Type: Article

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