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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026

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Elena De Carolis, Terenzio Cosio, Carlotta Magrì, Marialaura Del Mondo, Riccardo Torelli, Flora Marzia Liotti, Paola Bernaschi, Tiziana D' Inzeo, Giovanni Vento, Maurizio Sanguinetti

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The Yeast in the Vial: IatrogenicJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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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

10 authors.

Elena De CarolisDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4757-7256
Terenzio CosioDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4025-7882
Carlotta MagrìDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0619-2878
Marialaura Del MondoDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Riccardo TorelliDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7927-4343
Flora Marzia LiottiDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5745-2687
Paola BernaschiMicrobiology and Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Tiziana D' InzeoDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Giovanni VentoNeonatology Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'Agostino Gemelli' IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Maurizio SanguinettiDipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio ed Ematologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9780-7059

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRare fungal infections may represent under-recognized causes of healthcare-associated sepsis, particularly when caused by emerging or difficult-to-identify pathogens. We aimed to characterize

methodsWe investigated seven

results

conclusionThis study supports the use of explicit diagnostic algorithms for rare fungal pathogens in yeast-positive, syndromic panel-negative blood cultures. In this setting, updated MALDI-TOF MS libraries and FTIR spectroscopy may provide useful adjunctive support for the recognition and phenotypic discrimination of atypical yeasts within an integrated laboratory workflow.

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CandidaCandidemiaSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationAntifungal AgentsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAntifungal AgentsCandida viswanathiicandidemiaFourier transform infrared spectroscopyMALDI-TOF MSrare fungal infection

Identifiers

PMID42515051
PMCPMC13415169

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