β-D-glucan Surveillance with Preemptive Anidulafungin for Invasive Candidiasis in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study - Hanson, Kimberly E.; Pfeiffer, Christopher D.; Lease, Erika D.; Balch, Alfred H.; Zaas, Aimee K.; Perfect, John R.; Alexander, Barbara D. (PloS one, 2012)
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