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Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Risk factors for albicans and non-albicans candidemia in the intensive care unit

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Critical Care Medicine. 36(7):1993-1998, July 2008.

Chow, Jennifer K. MD, MS; Golan, Yoav MD, MS; Ruthazer, Robin MPH; Karchmer, Adolf W. MD; Carmeli, Yehuda MD, MPH; Lichtenberg, Deborah A. RN, BSN, CIC; Chawla, Varun MD, MPH; Young, Janet A. MD; Hadley, Susan MD

Abstract:
Objective: To determine risk factors for bloodstream infections (BSI) with Candida non-albicans (C-NA) species and Candida albicans (CA) among critically ill patients.

Design: Case-control study.

Setting: Adult medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs) at two university hospitals.

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