Invasive candidiasis in critical care setting, updated recommendations from “Invasive Fungal Infections-Clinical Forum”, Iran

Figure 1 Risk prediction models for invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients with overlapping contributing factors. Factors which are common in several risk-prediction models appear to bear a higher relative risk for IC. Given the heterogeneity in study designs and populations, these models can hardly be merged to represent a single paradigm, however their common contributing factors appear to be of higher predictive value for IC prediction. So far, the most widely applied predictive tool for IC is the Leon’s Candida Score followed by the Ostrosky-Zeichner’s model. ABx: Antibiotic; CCI: Candida colonization index; CVC: Central venous catheter; GI: Gastrointestinal; ICU: Intensive care unit; TPN: Total parenteral nutrition; LoS: Length of stay.