Internal, blood-borne infection by fungi, including yeasts.
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Medical condition
Fungemia
Other names
Fungaemia
Cryptococcus yeasts in circulating granulocytes
Specialty
Infectious disease
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.[1] Infections by other fungi, including Saccharomyces, Aspergillus (as in aspergillemia, also called invasive aspergillosiis) 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.[2]
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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...
versicolor (alba), and malassezia intertrigo, as well as catheter-related fungemia and pneumonia in patients receiving hematopoietic transplants. Malassezia...
progressive, and potentially fatal infection that can affect the blood (fungemia), heart, brain, eyes, bones, and other parts of the body. Symptoms of invasive...
with weakened immune systems. C. auris can cause invasive candidiasis (fungemia) in which the bloodstream, the central nervous system, and internal organs...
associated with fungemia or localized infection, which may be fatal. Overall, S. boulardii is safe for use in otherwise healthy populations and fungemia with S...
1979. Clavispora lusitaniae was initially described as a rare cause of fungemia, with fewer than 30 cases reported between 1979 and 1990. However, there...
more than 72 hours. Antibiotic prophylaxis Dental antibiotic prophylaxis Fungemia Viremia Viscoli, C (2 April 2016). "Bloodstream Infections: The peak of...
their presence can indicate a bloodstream infection such as bacteremia or fungemia, which in severe cases may result in sepsis. By culturing the blood, microbes...
cerevisiae var. boulardii fungemia has been reported during clinical trials. In clinical practice, however, cases of fungemia, caused by S. cerevisiae...
D, Cafarchia C (2020). "Malassezia spp. yeasts of emerging concern in fungemia". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10: 370. doi:10.3389/fcimb...
state, it is a rare human pathogen, able to provoke a skin condition, or fungemia in immunocompromised hosts. It can also be used as sole source of food...
abnormal levels and are the causative issue, viremia for viruses, and fungemia for a fungus. By the end of the 19th century, it was widely believed that...
fluconazole should be used prophylactically. Mortality due to P. kudriavzevii fungemia is much higher than the more common C. albicans. Other Candida species...
small portion of people, fungal pneumonia can lead to chronic pneumonia, fungemia (presence of fungi in the blood), meningitis (infection of the meninges...
clinical relevance of fungal overgrowth. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) including those by C. albicans have emerged as important causes of morbidity...
gut mucosal atrophy, and is free from the side effects of TPN (such as fungemia). The additional advantages of post-pyloric feeding are the inverse relationship...
potential of becoming systemic, causing a much more serious condition, a fungemia called candidemia. Symptoms of esophageal candidiasis include difficulty...
endogenous endophthalmitis (due to endogenous sources causing bacteremia or fungemia), blood cultures may be obtained and aid in the diagnosis. 30% of infectious...
bacilli. In rough order of increasing severity these are, bacteremia or fungemia; sepsis, severe sepsis or sepsis syndrome; septic shock, refractory septic...
M, Schell W, Lodge BA, Miller JL, Perfect JR (November 2003). "Risk of fungemia due to Rhodotorula and antifungal susceptibility testing of Rhodotorula...
adverse events. Rarely, consumption of probiotics may cause bacteremia, fungemia and sepsis, potentially fatal infections, in children with compromised...
ill people. The majority of cases are systemic in nature, often causing fungemia in patients with underlying disease or immunosuppression, such as cancer...
function or who are already critically ill may result in bacteremia or fungemia (i.e., bacteria or fungi in the blood), which can lead to sepsis, a potentially...
the skin, tissues, and organs septic arthritis osteomyelitis bacteremia/fungemia superficial skin infections such as cellulitis or impetigo Most people...
as acute leukemia, associated with profound and prolonged neutropenia. Fungemia is very common, often with deep organ involvement (lung, liver, spleen...
setting of broad-spectrum antibiotics, are also common, and disseminated fungemia is a poor prognostic sign. The advent of transplantation has changed survival...
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