Appropriate use of antifungals: impact of an antifungal stewardship program on the clinical outcome of candidaemia in a French University Hospital

H. Benoist (1) , S. Rodier (1) , A. de La Blanchardière (2) , J. Bonhomme (3) , H. Cormier (2) , P. Thibon (4) , Guillaume Saint-Lorant (5, 1)

1 Service de Pharmacie [CHU Caen]
2 Unité de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [CHU Caen]
3 Service de Microbiologie [CHU Caen]
4 CHU Caen
5 ABTE - Aliments Bioprocédés Toxicologie Environnements

The objective of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of patients with candidaemia before and after implementation of an antifungal stewardship program (AFSP).

Keywords: Fungal infections; Candidaemia; Prescribing practice; Antifungal stewardship

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

H. Benoist, S. Rodier, A. de La Blanchardière, J. Bonhomme, H. Cormier, et al.. Appropriate use of antifungals: impact of an antifungal stewardship program on the clinical outcome of candidaemia in a French University Hospital. Infection, 2019, 47 (3), pp.435-440. ⟨10.1007/s15010-018-01264-4⟩. ⟨hal-02470389⟩