The paradox of the evidence about invasive fungal infection prevention

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnologies (DIBIMED), Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy. andrea.cortegiani@unipa.it.
² Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnologies (DIBIMED), Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.

Editorial

Andrea Cortegiani et al. Crit Care. 2016.

. 2016 Apr 27;20(1):114.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1284-7.

¹ Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnologies (DIBIMED), Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy. andrea.cortegiani@unipa.it.
² Department of Biopathology and Medical Biotechnologies (DIBIMED), Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.

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