Catheter extraction does not improve survival in candidemia, or does it?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1347-1348

  Shaked, Hila ^a   Paul, Mical ^a   Bishara, Jihad ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICAFUNGIN;

CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 78649899664     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657245     Document Type: Letter

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