Diagnostic-driven antifungal approach in neutropenic patients at high risk for chronic disseminated candidiasis: preliminary observations on the role of 1,3-β-D-glucan antigenemia and multiphasic contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. robertadellapepa@gmail.com.
• ² Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
• ³ Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
• ⁴ CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.ar.l., Naples, Italy.
• ⁵ Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples, Italy.
• ⁶ Institute of Hematology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
• ⁷ Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
• ⁸ Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.