Figure 3From: Nebulised amphotericin B to eradicate Candida colonisation from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients receiving selective digestive decontamination: a cohort studyTime delay between start of Candida colonisation and treatment initiation. This figure depicts the observed time delay between the start of the Candida colonisation episode and the initiation of nebulised amphotericin B treatment. Episodes during which treatment was initiated within the first two days after start of colonisation (before results of microbiological surveillance cultures had become available) were excluded from the study, because the reason for antifungal treatment in these cases is likely to be different.Back to article page