Catheter-free Period Over 2 Days Is Associated with Better Outcome in Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection due to Candida

BACKGROUND: Regardless of active antifungal drugs, mortality of candidemia remains high. Although it is well-known that central venous catheter (CVC) is one of the most important risk factors of candidemia and should be removed immediately, little is known about optimal timing of CVC replacement aft...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Matsuo, Takahiro, Mori, Nobuyoshi, Hoshino, Eri, Sakurai, Aki, Furukawa, Keiichi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631846/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.126
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