title: An Italian consensus for invasive candidiasis management (ITALIC).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Invasive candidiasis (IC) has primarily been studied in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, although, in reality, a vast majority of these infections occur outside of the ICU. The recent publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) guidelines also deal with the non-ICU population, but many uncertainties remain on the management of IC, particularly in non-critically ill patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Italian Society of Antimicrobial Therapy, Società Italiana di Terapia Antimicrobica (SITA), produced practical, hospital-wide recommendations on the management of Candida infection in non-immunocompromised patients in the hospital ward.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our focus is on patient stratification in terms of risk factors for IC and of clinical severity, emphasising a high index of suspicion to ensure early diagnosis, early treatment and de-escalation when a patient is clinically stable, in order to optimise resource allocation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Scientific Direction, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, P.le Golgi 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy, l.scudeller@smatteo.pv.it.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scudeller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viscoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menichetti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: del Bono
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cristini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tascini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bassetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viale
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058365:Candidiasis, Invasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents