KASIC Patient Case: Candida spp in Respiratory Culture
A 57 year old 👨🏻🦲 with a history of alcohol-related cirrhosis presents with confusion 😵💫. He is intubated on hospital day 3 and now has Candida spp growing from a sputum culture 🧫
What is the best therapy?
How did others respond?
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Recognizing colonization and withholding treatment when appropriate is a key component of good antimicrobial stewardship!