Abstract：
:Despite the recent focus on prevention of health care-associated infections, rates of Candida bloodstream infections in adults have remained unchanged until recently. We report a decline of Candida bloodstream infections, not explained by changes in broad-spectrum antibiotic use, but coinciding with infection control policies aimed at central venous catheter maintenance.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Kabbani S,Jacob JT,Gaynes RP,Rimland Ddoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.11.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
488-90issue
4eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(15)01153-0journal_volume
44pub_type
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