About this episode
Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients with Dr. Max Adelman.
In this, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients. Invasive candidiasis is frequent in critically ill patients and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. He is joined by Dr. Max Adelman, a practicing critical care and infectious disease physician at Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Adelman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Adelman's clinical interests include bacteremia, hospital-acquired infections, immunocompromised hosts, multidrug-resistant organisms, and septic shock. Additional Resources: Invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients: Fundamental concepts and future directions. Perez MA, Hoffman WJ, Perez JC, and Adelman MH. CHEST 2026. [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12833977/] Empirical Micafungin Treatment and Survival Without Invasive Fungal Infection in Adults With ICU-Acquired Sepsis, Candida Colonization, and Multiple Organ Failure: The EMPIRICUS Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27706483/] Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
Guest: Dr. Max Adelman
Topics covered
- invasive candidiasis
- critical care
- infectious disease
- mortality
- management
- ICU
Keywords
- invasive candidiasis
- critical illness
- mortality
- management
- infectious disease
- ICU
- bacteremia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College
Books & works: Invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients: Fundamental concepts and future directions, Empirical Micafungin Treatment and Survival Without Invasive Fungal Infection in Adults With ICU-Acquired Sepsis, Candida Colonization, and Multiple Organ Failure: The EMPIRICUS Randomized Clinical Trial, Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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