Fungaemia due to Fusarium spp. in cancer patients.
J Hosp Infect
; 36(3): 223-8, 1997 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-9253703
ABSTRACT
Five cases of fungaemia due to Fusarium spp. in cancer patients are described. Two were breakthrough cases, despite ongoing therapy with amphotericin B. Three were caused by Fusarium solani, one by F. oxysporum and one by F. dimerum. Four patients died, three of them despite therapy with amphotericin B for between 5-37 days. We describe only the second reported case of F. dimerum fungaemia. Since 1972, 93 cases of systemic infection with Fusarium spp. have been described 43 had positive blood cultures and the overall mortality was 72%.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infección Hospitalaria
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Fungemia
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Fusarium
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Año:
1997
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Article