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Two different clones of Candida pelliculosa bloodstream infection in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Fungemia in preterm infants results in high mortality and morbidity. The genotypes, drug susceptibilities of Candida pelliculosa strains, and clinical features of two outbreaks of neonatal candidemia caused by C. pelliculosa were analyzed,
Yulan Yang, Weiyuan Wu, Lu Ding, Lin Yang, Jinzhen Su, Benqing Wu   +5 more
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Datasheet1_Increased prevalence of fungemia in Medina, Saudi Arabia.docx

, 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 ...
Abdullah Z. Almutairi (15428768), Aiah M. Khateb (15428765), Aiah M. Khateb, Abdullah Z. Almutairi, Fadwa S. Alofi (10304846), Fadwa S. Alofi   +5 more
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Cryptococcus laurentii Fungemia

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2013
In the last few years there has been an increasing incidence of infection due to non-neoformans Cryptococcus spp. especially in immunocompromised host. Cryptococcus laurentii is a non-neoformans Cryptococcus which has rarely been known to cause bacteremia and pulmonary infection in humans. Here we report a case of fungemia due to Cryptococcus laurentii.
P, Banerjee, M, Haider, V, Trehan, B, Mishra, A, Thakur, V, Dogra, P, Loomba   +6 more
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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background. Fungemia due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa is rare and highly resistance to antifungal therapy. Since most cases of R. mucilaginosa fungemia are attributed to medical devices, limited information is currently available on infection without ...
Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai   +2 more
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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, M L, Wilson, M P, Weinstein
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Association between Following the ESCMID Guidelines for the Management of Candidemia and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between ESCMID adherence and 30-day mortality in candidemia. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study in two French tertiary-care hospitals.
Charles Maurille, Julie Bonhomme, Anaïs R. Briant, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Renaud Verdon, Anna Lucie Fournier   +5 more
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Analysis of 84 Cases with Fungemia

Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1992
Eighty-four patients with fungemia were analyzed. Fungi had been isolated by culture of blood samples, including blood from the catheter for intravenous hyperalimentation, between 1986-1990. Candida albicans (39.3%), Candida parapsilosis (20.2%), Candida tropicalis (11.9%), Candida glabrata (10.7%), Candida guilliermondii (4.8%) and Trichosporon ...
NAKAZAWA, Shinhachi, MORI, Takeshi, HIBIYA, Ichirou, OGURI, Toyoko   +3 more
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Gastrointestinal translocation as a possible source of candidemia in an AIDS patient Translocação gastrointestinal como possível fonte de fungemia em paciente portador de AIDS

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1996
Apart from cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis, which are mycoses contained by T cell-mediated mechanisms of host defense, fungemia is rarely found in AIDS patients. The frequency of fungemia due to Candida spp. has been reported to be as low as 1 %.
Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Luiza Branchini, Débora Geiger, Ana Lucia Schimidt, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Olga Fischman   +5 more
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Candida lipolytica Bloodstream Infection in an Adult Patient with COVID-19 and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Unique Case and a Systematic Review of the Literature

Antibiotics, 2023
Candida lipolytica is an uncommon Candida species causing invasive fungemia. This yeast is mainly associated with the colonisation of intravascular catheters, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and infections in the paediatric population.
Omar Simonetti, Verena Zerbato, Sara Sincovich, Lavinia Cosimi, Francesca Zorat, Venera Costantino, Manuela Di Santolo, Marina Busetti, Stefano Di Bella, Luigi Principe, Roberto Luzzati   +10 more
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A Predictive Model for 30-Day Mortality of Fungemia in ICUs

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022
Peng Xie,1,2,* Wenqiang Wang,3,* Maolong Dong1,4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second
Xie P, Wang W, Dong M
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