Results 1 to 10 of about 18,698 (311)
First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead
Jonathan Baghdadi +3 more
doaj +4 more sources
Fungemia due to Aureobasidium pullulans
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022 Aureobasidium pullulans is a yeast-like dematiaceous fungus ubiquitous in nature. It is a rare cause of skin and soft tissue infection, peritonitis, and catheter-related fungemia in certain human hosts. We report a case of recurrent A. pullulans catheter-
Jorge Verdecia +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Update on detection of bacteremia and fungemia. [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1997 The presence of microorganisms in a patient's blood is a critical determinant of the severity of the patient's illness. Equally important, the laboratory isolation and identification of a microorganism present in blood determine the etiologic agent of infection, especially when the site of infection is localized and difficult to access.
L G Reimer +2 more
openalex +5 more sources
Fungemia in a university hospital: an epidemiological approach [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Fungemia corresponds to the isolation of fungi in the bloodstream and occurs mostly in immunosuppressed patients. The early diagnosis and treatment of these infections are relevant given the serious threat to the affected patients and ...
Fabíola Maria Marques do Couto +2 more
doaj +5 more sources
Scheffersomyces spartinae Fungemia among Pediatric Patients, Pakistan, 2020–2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesPrevalence of emerging fungal infections is increasing, particularly among immunocompromised persons, children, and older persons. We report 108 cases of Scheffersomyces spartinae infection in pediatric patients from Karachi and other cities in Pakistan,
Kauser Jabeen +19 more
doaj +2 more sources
Predicting Fungemia in the ICU: Unveiling the Value of Weekly Fungal Surveillance and Yeast Colonisation Monitoring [PDF]
Journal of FungiFungemia remains a major threat in intensive care units (ICUs), with high mortality rates despite advances in diagnostics and treatment. Colonisation by yeasts is an independent risk factor for fungemia; however, its predictive utility requires further ...
Pedro Suárez-Urquiza +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
FUNGEMIA IN CHILDREN WITH NEOPLASTIC DISEASES
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1998 S. Špánik +6 more
openalex +4 more sources
Increasing Threat of Fungemia in Japan
Internal Medicine, 1996 Shigeru Kohno
openalex +4 more sources
Microorganisms, 2023 Fungemia is a fatal systemic infection that can occur in immunocompromised patients. Despite that, antifungal stewardship is spreading widely, but the mortality rate is extremely high, showing 40–60%.
Nobuhiro Asai +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Increased prevalence of fungemia in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Frontiers in Epidemiology, 2023 BackgroundThe prevalence of fungal infection is increasing globally due to an increase in the immunocompromised and aging population. We investigated epidemiological changes in fungemia in one of the major centers in Medina over seven years period with ...
Aiah M. Khateb +2 more
doaj +1 more source