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

Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Clancy and Nguyen, on pages 1123–5.)
Background. Invasive candidiasis (IC) is an important healthcare-related infection, with …

Background The epidemiology of candidemia varies depending on the geographic region.
Little is known about the epidemiology of candidemia in Latin America. Methods We …

Candida parapsilosis is an emerging major human pathogen that has dramatically
increased in significance and prevalence over the past 2 decades, such that C. parapsilosis …

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 …

Biofilms are dynamic microbial communities in which transitions between planktonic and
sessile modes of growth occur interchangeably in response to different environmental cues …

Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis relies on
culture-based methods, which lack sensitivity and delay diagnosis. We conducted a …

Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen and causes significant
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nevertheless, the basic principles of C. albicans …

We conducted population-based surveillance for Candida bloodstream infections in Spain to
determine its incidence, the extent of antifungal resistance, and risk factors for mortality. A …