[Management strategies: prophylaxis, empirical and preemptive treatment of established invasive candidiasis in the critically ill non-neutropenic patient]

Abstract

In critically ill non neutropenic patients there are four broad approaches for the management of antifungal treatment for invasive candidiasis: prophylaxis, empirical, preemptive therapy and treatment of established infections. All these approaches in relationship with risk strategies and microbiological indirect laboratory techniques for establishing invasive candidiasis will be discussed.