Keighley CL, Pope A, Marriott DJE, et al. - Risk factors for the development of candidaemia are investigated vai performing a prospective, multi‐center, case‐control study over 12 months. Comparison was performed of a total of 118 incident cases and 236 matched controls. Multivariate analysis suggested following as risk factors for candidaemia: neutropenia, solid organ transplant, significant liver, respiratory or cardiovascular disease, recent gastrointestinal, biliary or urological surgery, central venous access device, intravenous drug use, urinary catheter and carbapenem receipt. They recommend targeting iatrogenic disruption of mucocutaneous barriers and intravenous drug use in preventive strategies.