Staging Candidiasis in ICU Patients

Staging Candidiasis in ICU Patients

Our primary objective is to evaluate the relevance of the early determination of Candida infection status among non-neutropenic patients hospitalized over 48 hours in ICUs.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Polynuclear neutrophils > 500/mm^3
• Hospitalized for > 48 hours in participating ICUs

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients discharged from ICU in < 48h
• Patient diagnosed with invasive candidosis before entry to ICU
• Patient is taking an anti-fungal treatment
• polynuclear neutrophils < 500/mm^3
• patient transferred to another ICU
• patient included in the Abmidex protocole