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No Impact of Fluconazole to Echinocandins Replacement as First-Line Therapy on the Epidemiology of Yeast Fungemia (Hospital-Driven Active Surveillance, 2004–2017, Paris, France)

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Replacement of fluconazole by echinocandins as the first-line therapy for yeast-related fungemia could have an impact on both the mortality rate and the epidemiology of yeast species responsible for candidemia.
S. Bretagne, M. Desnos-Ollivier, K. Sitbon, O. Lortholary, D. Che, F. Dromer   +5 more
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Ominous combination: COVID‐19 disease and Candida auris fungemia—Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
The identification of Candida auris fungemia in critically ill COVID‐19 patients is detrimental, with huge implications on patient mortality and infectious control measures.
Wael Goravey, Gawahir A. Ali, M. Ali, E. Ibrahim, Muna A. Al Maslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +5 more
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A Report of Candida blankii Fungemia and Possible Endocarditis in an Immunocompetent Individual and the Review of Literature

Cureus, 2021
Candida blankii is an emerging pathogenic fungus, first identified in 1968 as a new species. In the past five years, it has been identified in cystic fibrosis patient's airways and as fungemia in immunocompromised patients (post lung transplant and ...
V. Kollu, Pramod K Kalagara, S. Islam, A. Gupte   +3 more
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Central line‐associated Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungemia in an immunocompetent host: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa is an emerging fungal infection with the ability of biofilms formation. The identification of R mucilaginosa fungemia should trigger reflexes of prompt central venous line removal and using Amphotericin therapy.
Wael Goravey, Gawahir A. Ali, F. Abid, E. Ibrahim, Muna A. Al Maslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +5 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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Risk factors for ophthalmologic involvement and ocular findings in patients diagnosed with fungemia in a high-complexity hospital in the city of Medellín, Colombia

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Purpose To describe the demographic clinical characteristics and to identify the risk factors of patients diagnosed with fungemia and secondary intraocular involvement.Methods Retrospective cohort of 97 patients diagnosed with fungemia and with or ...
Marcos Restrepo Arango, Juan Camilo Cadavid Usuga, Luis Fernando Velazquez Ossa, Jorge Hernando Donado Gómez, Laura Nataly Higuita Duque, Juan Pedro Neira Gomez   +5 more
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Role of serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan assay in early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

Jornal de Pediatria, 2018
Objectives: To study the microbiological pattern of late onset neonatal sepsis cultures and to assess the diagnostic performance of serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan level for early diagnosis of invasive fungemia in high-risk infants admitted to a neonatal ...
Abd Elazeez Shabaan, Lobna Mahmoud Elbaz, Wafaa M. El-Emshaty, Basma Shouman   +3 more
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Infections Complicating Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Study Emphasizing Graft-Related Septicemia [PDF]

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In 93 recipients of 102 orthotopic liver homografts, the incidence of bacteremia or fungemia exceeded 70%. The graft itself was usually an entry site for systemic infection after both immunologic and nonimmunologic parenchymal injury, especially if there
Hansbrough, JF, Hoelscher, M, Porter, KA, Putnam, CW, Schröter, GPJ, Starzl, TE   +5 more
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LETHAL FUNGEMIA IN COVID-19 PNEUMONIA [PDF]

Chest, 2021
TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of clinical presentations, secondary infections, and sequelae. A growing number of case reports suggest COVID-19 may be associated with increased risk of fungal infections, including fungemia and meningitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A
William Pruett, Jeffrey Macaraeg, Anna Plemmons   +2 more
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Kodamaea ohmeri fungemia in severe burn: Case study and literature review

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
Kodamaea ohmeri is a relatively rare yeast isolated form clinical specimens, and it is known to be a causative fungus of severe invasive infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Herein, we describe fungemia due to K.
Ayaka Tashiro, Takahito Nei, Ryoji Sugimoto, Akiko Watanabe, Jun Hagiwara, Toru Takiguchi, Hiroyuki Yokota, Katsuhiko Kamei   +7 more
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