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Early Recognition of Invasive Candidiasis in the ICU

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2012

Part of the book series: Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((AUICEM,volume 2012))

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Invasive candidiasis, mainly due to Candida albicans, is a life-threatening complication encountered in intensive care units (ICUs) [1, 2]. Candida spp. is regularly reported as the fourth most frequent microbial agent responsible for blood-borne infections in ICU-acquired sepsis [3, 4]. Moreover, cumulative evidence supports the fact that the incidence of invasive candidiasis is increasing. In addition, an epidemiological shift, namely the emergence of non-albicans species against which azoles are often less effective, has been reported over the past two decades [5].

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Charles, PE., Bruyere, R., Dalle, F. (2012). Early Recognition of Invasive Candidiasis in the ICU. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2012. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25716-2_29

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