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COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Fungemia, and Pneumocystosis in the Intensive Care Unit: a Retrospective Multicenter Observational Cohort during the First French Pandemic Wave

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
To diagnose fungal coinfections in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit, it is necessary to implement the correct treatment and to prevent them if possible. For COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), respiratory specimens remain
Stéphane Bretagne, Sarah Dellière, Arnaud Fekkar   +2 more
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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, Fadwa S. Alofi, Abdullah Z. Almutairi   +2 more
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Prevalence of Fungemia in People with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Microorganisms
Prior to the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), people with HIV (PWH) had high risk of fungemia. No systematic review has assessed the prevalence of fungemia in PWH after the introduction of combination ART in 1996.
Asta Maria Blom Nielsen, Kristiana Alexandrova Nikolova, Tea Nynne Sanders, Ask Bock, Moises Alberto Suarez-Zdunek, Susanne Dam Nielsen   +5 more
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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, Peera Hemarajata, Romney Humphries, Theodoros Kelesidis   +3 more
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Characteristics of fungemia in a peruvian referral center: 5-year retrospective analysis

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2020
Retrospective descriptive study carried out to determine the characteristics of fungemia in 285 cancer patients hospitalized from 2012 to 2016 at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN).
Freddy Villanueva, Janet Veliz, Karol Canasa Calvo, Esther Bellido, Shirley Martell, Sherly Ortega, Ines Cajamarca   +6 more
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Scheffersomyces spartinae Fungemia among Pediatric Patients, Pakistan, 2020–2024 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Prevalence 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, Joveria Farooqi, Lacy M. Simons, Judd F. Hultquist, Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, Charlesnika T. Evans, Erica M. Hartmann, Mohammad Hanif, Zahra Hasan, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Javaria Ashraf, Hassan Ghayas, Sadaf Zaka, Noureen Saeed, Sayed Ali Raza Shah Bukhari, Mehreen Arshad, Larry K. Kociolek, Sameer J. Patel, Rumina Hasan, Egon A. Ozer   +19 more
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Intraluminal gas in deep vein thrombosis associated with Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungemia and Prevotella intermedia bacteremia: a unique clinical case report and literature overview. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Shariatzadeh N, Chidurala S, Nesemann S.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Three Successfully Treated Cases of Lodderomyces elongisporus Fungemia: Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

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, Yuichi Shibata, Akiko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Suematsu, Atsuko Yamada, Tomoko Ohno, Daisuke Sakanashi, Yuzuka Kawamoto, Narimi Miyazaki, Isao Koita, Hideo Kato, Mao Hagihara, Hirotoshi Ohta, Hiroshige Mikamo   +13 more
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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, Christopher A. Jankowski, Meredith L. Reynolds, Yvette McCarter, Malleswari Ravi   +4 more
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A Rare Case of Urinary Tract Fungal Ball Leading to Fungemia and Bilateral Chorioretinitis

Case Reports in Urology, 2020
Background. Fungemia due to obstructive urinary tract fungal ball is exceedingly rare. These patients often have multiple predisposing conditions, including diabetes or antimicrobial exposure. While candiduria can be relatively common in this population,
Christopher Ferari, Chad Crigger, Chad Morley   +2 more
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