Impact of infectious disease consultation on clinical management and mortality in patients with candidemia

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Candidemia has a high attributable mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of infectious disease consultation on mortality and clinical outcomes in candidemia. Infectious disease consultation was associated with better adherence to guidelines and improved survival, even in patients with high Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores.
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    Author List

  • Lee RA; Zurko JC; Camins BC; Griffin RL; Martin Rodriguez J; McCarty TP; Magadia J; Pappas PG
  • Start Page

  • 1585
  • End Page

  • 1587
  • Volume

  • 68
  • Issue

  • 9