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Cost-effectiveness of micafungin as an alternative to fluconazole empiric treatment of suspected ICU-acquired candidemia among patients with sepsis: a model simulation

Marya D Zilberberg1,2*, Smita Kothari3 and Andrew F Shorr4

Author Affiliations

1 School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Arnold House, 715 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA

2 EviMed Research Group, LLC, PO Box 303, Goshen, MA 01032, USA

3 Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., 3 Parkway North, Deerfield, IL 60015, USA

4 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Washington Hospital Center, 100 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA

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Critical Care 2009, 13:R94 doi:10.1186/cc7924


See related commentary by Golan, http://ccforum.com/content/13/4/180

Published: 19 June 2009

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Table S1 lists the input sources for estimating the prevalence of nosocomial candidemia in critically ill patients. Table S2 lists the input sources for estimating the prevalence of Candida krusei and Candida glabrata as a proportion of all nosocomial candidemia in critically ill patients.

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