"Fungemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of fungi circulating in the blood. Opportunistic fungal sepsis is seen most often in immunosuppressed patients with severe neutropenia or in postoperative patients with intravenous catheters and usually follows prolonged antibiotic therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D016469
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.757.360 C01.703.492.625 C23.550.470.790.500.360
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fungemia" by people in Profiles.
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Unanticipated Multiplex PCR-Based Identification of Polymicrobial Blood Culture Resulting in Earlier Isolation, Determination of Susceptibilities, and Optimization of Clinical Care. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jul; 53(7):2371-3.
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Pseudozyma spp catheter-associated blood stream infection, an emerging pathogen and brief literature review. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Dec 12; 2014.
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Cutaneous cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Med Mycol. 2010 Sep; 48(6):785-91.
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients: clinical relevance of serum cryptococcal antigen. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15; 46(2):e12-8.
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Invasive enteric infections in hospitalized patients with underlying strongyloidiasis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007 Oct; 128(4):622-7.
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Disseminated Candida tropicalis in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. South Med J. 2004 Aug; 97(8):788-90.
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A randomized and blinded multicenter trial of high-dose fluconazole plus placebo versus fluconazole plus amphotericin B as therapy for candidemia and its consequences in nonneutropenic subjects. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 May 15; 36(10):1221-8.
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Skull base erosion by sphenoid fungus balls: diagnosis and endoscopic treatment. Am J Rhinol. 2002 May-Jun; 16(3):161-4.
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Phaeohyphomycosis in a premature infant. Cutis. 2000 Mar; 65(3):137-40.
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Rapid identification of Candida species in blood cultures by a clinically useful PCR method. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Jun; 35(6):1454-9.