Background: Bloodstream infection with Candida, or candidemia, is the most common
Candida systemic infection. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of patients with …

Recent epidemiologic studies have showed that candidemia is an important nosocomial
infection in hospitalized patients. The majority of candidemia patients were non-neutropenic …

AIM: To develop an algorithm to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with biliary
candidiasis. METHODS: We performed a prospective study of 127 patients who underwent …

β-d-Glucan (BDG) is commonly used for diagnosing invasive fungal infections (IFIs). While
exposure to cellulose-based hemodialyzers is known to cause false-positive BDG results …

Sepsis related to Candida famata (C. famata) fungemia is extremely rare in
immunocompetent patients. Moreover, septic shock has not been reported due to this yeast …

Critical illness is characterised by nutritional and metabolic disorders, resulting in increased
muscle catabolism, fat-free mass loss, and hyperglycaemia. The objective of the nutritional …

Despite recent advances in antifungal treatments, the morbidity and mortality of fungal
infections, especially invasive candidiasis, in patients in the intensive care unit setting …

O início da década de 1980 foi marcado pela emergência das infecções fúngicas
hospitalares, principalmente em pacientes imunocomprometidos, resultando em graves …

Cross-resistance (CR) between voriconazole and fluconazole for non-albicans Candida
(NAC) species is not uncommon, but little is known about the risk factors and clinical …

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of candidemia in
recipients of parenteral nutrition (PN) in a tertiary medical center with disease‐specific …