Candida Pneumonia: An Innocent Bystander or a Silent Killer?

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 98 - 102
• Main Authors: Meena, Durga Shankar, Kumar, Deepak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Abscesses; Antibiotics; Antifungal agents; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Antigens; Biopsy; Brief Report; Candida; Candidiasis; Candidiasis, Invasive - drug therapy; Drug resistance; Fungal infections; Humans; Immunocompetence; Length of stay; Mortality; Neutropenia; Pneumonia; Pneumonia - drug therapy; Pneumonia - microbiology; Streptococcus infections; Ventilators; Beta-D-glucan; Pneumonia; Antifungal treatment; Candida; Colonization

Invasive candidiasis is predominantly seen in immunosuppressed patients and carries a significant mortality. The clinical spectrum of invasive candidiasis encompasses candidemia and disseminated infection (intra-abdominal abscess, osteomyelitis, endophthalmitis, and Candida meningitis). The existenc...