Candida parapsilosis is the second most common Candida species isolated in Asia,
Southern Europe, and Latin America and is often involved in invasive infections that …

Patients with suppressed immunity are at the highest risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Among these, invasive candidiasis is the most prevalent systemic fungal nosocomial …

The European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL) provides recommendations for
diagnostic strategies and prophylactic, pre-emptive or targeted therapy strategies for various …

The number of immunosuppressive patients has increased significantly in recent years.
These patients are at risk for opportunistic infections, especially fungal infections …

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

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

We analyzed the species distribution of Candida blood isolates (CBIs), prospectively
collected between 2004 and 2009 within FUNGINOS, and compared their antifungal …

Abstract Introduction Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Candida spp. constitute the
predominant group of hospital-based fungal infections worldwide. A retrospective study …

This is the first Portuguese multicenter observational and descriptive study that provides
insights on the species distribution and susceptibility profiles of yeast isolates from fungemia …

Background Candida bloodstream infections most often affect those already suffering
serious, potentially life‐threatening conditions and often cause significant morbidity and …