Italian Hema e-Chart Group.Continuous surveillance of invasive fungal infection: a realistic goal for the near future.

Abstract

Using the Prospective Antifungal Therapy (PATH) Alliance registry, Neofytos et al. [1] investigated the epidemiology and outcome of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Because use ofWeb-based registries is pivotal for progress in understanding IFIs, the Italian Hema e-Chart Group is also engaged in a prospective, multicenter, observational study designed to analyze all febrile events in patients with hematological malignancie