Candidal septicemia

Candidal septicemia, commonly referred to as candidemia or fungal sepsis due to *Candida* species, is a severe, life-threatening systemic bloodstream infection

Candidal septicemia, commonly referred to as candidemia or fungal sepsis due to *Candida* species, is a severe, life-threatening systemic bloodstream infection It primarily affects critically ill, hospitalized, or immunocompromised individuals, frequently arising in intensive care units among patients with indwelling central venous catheters, recent abdominal surgery, prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, or neutropenia

It primarily affects critically ill, hospitalized, or immunocompromised individuals, frequently arising in intensive care units among patients with indwelling central venous catheters, recent abdominal surgery, prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, or neutropenia Pathophysiologically, commensal *Candida* yeasts breach mucosal or cutaneous barriers, enter the circulatory system, and trigger a dysregulated host systemic inflammatory response Clinically, it presents with persistent fever an...

Pathophysiologically, commensal *Candida* yeasts breach mucosal or cutaneous barriers, enter the circulatory system, and trigger a dysregulated host systemic inflammatory response

Clinically, it presents with persistent fever and chills, hemodynamic instability, tachycardia, and progressive organ dysfunction that can escalate to refractory septic shock, multiple organ failure, or metastatic seeding to the eyes, heart, and visceral organs

Clinically, it presents with persistent fever and chills, hemodynamic instability, tachycardia, and progressive organ dysfunction that can escalate to refractory septic shock, multiple organ failure, or metastatic seeding to the eyes, heart, and visceral organs