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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Sep 2000
ReviewOpportunistic fungal infections in the critically ill.
- B K Shelton.
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. sheltbr@jhmi.edu
- Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2000 Sep 1; 12 (3): 323-40.
AbstractOpportunistic fungal infections are increasingly common in acute care and now represent 10% to 15% of all nosocomial infections. Few references and clinical resources are readily available for nurses in planning care for these patients (as opposed to bacterial diseases, which are better known). Nurses must recognize patients at high risk for fungal infections and develop more detailed assessment plans that include orifice and breath sound assessments. They also must be familiar with antifungal therapies and the specialized nursing care required to administer them safely and with the best bioavailability.
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