Decrease in the Incidence of Candidemia with the Implementation of "Candida Score" in the Intensive Care Units

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DİZBAY M., GÜZEL TUNÇCAN Ö., Aksakal N., HIZEL K., Arman D., ŞENOL E., ...More

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.27, no.3, pp.142-144, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2016.42
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.142-144
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Candidemia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality and can be prevented with the application of some interventions. We aimed to analyze the effect of staff education, renewing the TPN unit and establishing candida score in the high-risk patients in ICU on candidemia epidemiology