Management and Diagnostic Guidelines for Fungal Diseases in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, critical appraisal.

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Management and Diagnostic Guidelines for Fungal Diseases in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, critical appraisal.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Oct 11;

Authors: Leroux S, Ullmann AJ

Abstract
Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are life-threatening conditions that require rapid diagnostic and optimal management to mitigate their high morbidity and mortality rate. They are also associated with a high economic burden owing to the prolonged hospitalisation, need of intensive supportive care, and consumption of costly new antifungal therapy. To address these issues several international organisations proposed guidelines on the management of IFI. The consistency and reliability of these guidelines have rarely been assessed. This paper is a review from the differences between the recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the European Conference on Infection in Leukaemia (ECIL) and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and will focus on targeted treatment and diagnostic procedures. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

PMID: 24118188 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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