fungemia
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Fungemia is the presence of fungi or yeast in the blood. The most common type, also known as candidemia, candedemia, or systemic candidiasis, is caused by Candida species. Candidemia is also among the most common bloodstream infections of any kind. Infections by other fungi, including Saccharomyces, Aspergillus (as in aspergillemia, also called invasive aspergillosis) and Cryptococcus, are also called fungemia. It is most commonly seen in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients with severe neutropenia, cancer patients, or in patients with intravenous catheters. It has been suggested tha
Research
6,676 papers- Epidemiology of Saccharomyces fungemia: A systematic review.Medical mycology · 2023
- Catheter-related Aspergillus Fungemia: Case Report and Literature Review.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2023
- Malassezia spp. Yeasts of Emerging Concern in Fungemia.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
- Coccidioides Fungemia in Central California: A 10-Years Experience.Mycopathologia · 2025
- Fungemia due to opportunistic fungi in patients with cancer.Revista iberoamericana de micologia · 2024
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Fungemia is the presence of fungi or yeast in the blood. The most common type, also known as candidemia, candedemia, or systemic candidiasis, is caused by Candida species. Candidemia is also among the most common bloodstream infections of any kind. Infections by other fungi, including Saccharomyces, Aspergillus (as in aspergillemia, also called invasive aspergillosis) and Cryptococcus, are also called fungemia. It is most commonly seen in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients with severe neutropenia, cancer patients, or in patients with intravenous catheters. It has been suggested that otherwise immunocompetent patients taking infliximab may also be at a higher risk.
Diagnosis is difficult, as routine blood cultures have poor sensitivity.
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