Émilie Nourry, Florent Wallet, Marie Darien, Jean Menotti, Damien Dupont, Bernard Allaouchiche, Laurent Argaud, Jean-Christophe Richard, Céline Guichon, Thomas Rimmelé, Julien Bohe, Fabrice Thiollère, Olivia Vassal, Alain Lepape, Martine Wallon, Florence Persat, Arnaud Friggeri
Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis (IAC) is frequent and associated with high mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Antifungal treatments may be overused due to a lack of diagnostic tools to rule out IAC. Serum 1,3-Beta-D-Glucan (BDG) concentrations are used to diagnose Candida infections, its concentration in peritoneal fluid (PF) may help to confirm or invalidate the diagnosis of IAC. We performed a non-interventional, prospective, multicenter study, at the Hospices Civils de Lyon, France, in seven ICU located in three different hospitals from December 2017 to June 2018...
March 20, 2023: Medical Mycology