Objectives Candidaemia is a serious hazard to hospitalized patients, but European
epidemiological data are restricted to national studies focusing on Northern Europe …

Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a leading cause of mycosis-associated mortality in the United
States. We examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics and reviewed recent …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Guidelines for the management of patients with invasive candidiasis and mucosal
candidiasis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America …

With increasing numbers of immune-compromised patients with malignancy, hematologic
disease, and HIV, as well as those receiving immunosupressive drug regimens for the …

Invasive fungal infections are an increasingly frequent etiology of sepsis in critically ill
patients causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Candida species are by far the …

Nosocomial infections affect about 30% of patients in intensive-care units and are
associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Several risk factors have been identified …

Candida species are the most common cause of fungal infections. Candida species produce
infections that range from non—life-threatening mucocutaneous illnesses to invasive …

A substantial proportion of patients become colonised with Candida spp during hospital
stay, but only few subsequently develop severe infection. Clinical signs of severe infection …

Invasive fungal infections are increasingly common in the nosocomial setting. Furthermore,
because risk factors for these infections continue to increase in frequency, it is likely that …