Invasive fungal infection.

von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Wagener J, Einsele H, Cornely OA, Kurzai O (2019) Invasive fungal infection. Dtsch Arztebl Int 116(16), 271-278. (Review)

Abstract

The incidence of invasive fungal infection is approximately 6 cases per 100 000 persons per year. It is estimated that only half of such infections are detected during the patient's lifetime, making this one of the more common overlooked causes of death in intensive-care patients. The low detection rate is due in part to the complexity of the diagnostic work-up, in which the clinical, radiological, and microbiological findings must be considered. Fungi with resistance to antimycotic drugs have been found to be on the rise around the world.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Oliver Kurzai
Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal

Identifier

doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0271

PMID: 31159914