Empirical Antifungal Treatment in ICUS

Summary

Invasive Candida infections are burdened with a high mortality rate and is very common in intensive care units. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of empirical treatment with micafungin in adult patients with suspected invasive candidiasis.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2015-02

Completion

2015-02

Publications

• Timsit JF, Azoulay E, Schwebel C, Charles PE, Cornet M, Souweine B, Klouche K, Jaber S, Trouillet JL, Bruneel F, Argaud L, Cousson J, Meziani F, Gruson D, Paris A, Darmon M, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Navellou JC, Foucrier A, Allaouchiche B, Das V, Gangneux JP, Ruckly S, Maubon D, Jullien V, Wolff M; EMPIRICUS Trial Group. Empirical Micafungin Treatment and Survival Without Invasive Fungal Infection in Adults With ICU-Acquired Sepsis, Candida Colonization, and Multiple Organ Failure: The EMPIRICUS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Oct 18;316(15):1555-1564. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.14655.
• Timsit JF, Azoulay E, Cornet M, Gangneux JP, Jullien V, Vesin A, Schir E, Wolff M. EMPIRICUS micafungin versus placebo during nosocomial sepsis in Candida multi-colonized ICU patients with multiple organ failures: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Nov 21;14:399. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-399.

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