Clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes of neonatal invasive candidiasis: a 20-case study series from a tertiary neonatal critical care unit in Oman

The following factors were linked to an elevated risk of invasive candidiasis in this case series: total parenteral nutrition, prolonged hospital stay, central line presence, prematurity, abdominal and cardiac surgeries. Those with risk characteristics should be highly suspected for neonatal candidiasis, particularly if their stay in the NICU is longer than seven days. Antifungal prophylaxis should be taken into consideration for these newborns, and presumed antifungal medication should be started as soon as possible.