A Dedicated Mycosis Flask Increases the Likelihood of Identifying Candidemia Sepsis.

Magnus G AhlströmValeria S AntsupovaMichael PedersenHelle Krogh JohansenDennis Schrøder HansenInge Jenny Dahl Knudsen

Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

We found that including a mycosis flask in a blood culture set increases the likelihood of identifying candidemia. The effect was mainly seen in high-risk departments.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
septic shock