Candida Score (León, invasive candidiasis)
Candida score (León 2006): TPN + surgery + multifocal colonization + severe sepsis (0–5); ≥ 3 makes invasive candidiasis likely.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Yes
- Surgery on ICU admission
- Yes
- Multifocal Candida colonization
- Yes
- Severe sepsis
- No
Result: Candida score 3 of 5 -- at or above the threshold (>= 3): invasive candidiasis likely, consider empiric antifungal therapy. Counted: TPN +1, surgery +1, multifocal colonization +1.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- < 3
- Invasive candidiasis improbable (~2.3% in validation).
- >= 3
- Invasive candidiasis likely; consider empiric antifungal therapy.
What you enter
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Surgery on ICU admission
- Multifocal Candida colonization
- Severe sepsis
How this is calculated
Leon C, Ruiz-Santana S, Saavedra P, et al. A bedside scoring system ("Candida score") for early antifungal treatment in nonneutropenic critically ill patients with Candida colonization. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(3):730-737. Cut-off >= 3. Read the source ↗
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