Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · May 2004
Multicenter Study[Indications for antifungal treatment in intensive care unit patients].
This study investigates the indications for antifungal treatment in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Spain and determines the frequency at which each individual drug is prescribed. ⋯ A total of 11.5% of patients included in the study were given one or more treatment courses with antifungal agents. Antifungal treatment was prescribed in proved fungal infections in only 21.1% of cases. Fluconazole was the antifungal agent most frequently used.