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ReviewMycopathologia2024

Insights from Three Pan-European Multicentre Studies on Invasive Candida Infections and Outlook to ECMM Candida IV.

Stella Wolfgruber, Sarah Sedik, Lena Klingspor, Annamaria Tortorano, Neil A R Gow, Katrien Lagrou, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Johan Maertens, Jacques F Meis, Cornelia Lass-Flörl and 3 more

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Review in Mycopathologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Stella Wolfgruber *Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria.
Sarah Sedik *Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria.
Lena KlingsporDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Annamaria TortoranoDipartimento Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Neil A R GowMedical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter, UK.
Katrien LagrouLaboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium.
Jean-Pierre GangneuxUniv Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail), UMR_S 1085, 35000, Rennes, France.
Johan MaertensDepartment of Haematology and ECMM Excellence Center for Medical Mycology, University Hospitals Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Jacques F MeisDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Cornelia Lass-FlörlInstitute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology Medical University of Innsbruck, Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), Innsbruck, Austria.
Sevtap Arikan-AkdagliDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Oliver A CornelyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD) and Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), Cologne, Germany.
Martin HoeniglDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria. hoeniglmartin@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1653-2824

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/M026663/2Medical Research Council MR/N006364/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive candidiasis and candidemia remain a significant public health concern. The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) conducted three pan-European multicentre studies from 1997 to 2022 to investigate various aspects of invasive Candida infections. These studies revealed shifting trends in Candida species distribution, with an increase of non-albicans Candida species as causative pathogens, increasing rates of antifungal resistance, and persistently high mortality rates. Despite advancements in antifungal treatment, the persistently high mortality rate and increasing drug resistance, as well as limited drug access in low-income countries, underscore the need for continued research and development in the treatment of Candida infections. This review aims to summarize the findings of the three completed ECMM Candida studies and emphasize the importance of continued research efforts. Additionally, it introduces the upcoming ECMM Candida IV study, which will focus on assessing candidemia caused by non-albicans Candida species, including Candida auris, investigating antifungal resistance and tolerance, and evaluating novel treatment modalities on a global scale.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsCandidaCandidiasis, InvasiveDrug Resistance, FungalCandidemiaEuropeHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicAntifungal AgentsCandidaCandidemiaEuropean Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)

Identifiers

PMID39088098
PMCPMC11294264

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