LETHAL FUNGEMIA IN COVID-19 PNEUMONIA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.425
Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of clinical presentations, secondary infections, and sequelae. A growing number of case reports suggest COVID-19 may be associated with… read more here.
Keywords: covid pneumonia; case; fungal infections; covid ... See more keywords
Kodamaea ohmeri fungemia in severe burn: Case study and literature review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.07.005
Abstract: Kodamaea ohmeri is a relatively rare yeast isolated form clinical specimens, and it is known to be a causative fungus of severe invasive infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Herein, we describe fungemia due to K.… read more here.
Keywords: burn; case; ohmeri fungemia; severe burn ... See more keywords
A successful daptomycin and micafungin dosing strategy in veno-venous ECMO and continuous renal replacement.
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DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13482
Abstract: WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Studies have demonstrated that ECMO leads to pharmacokinetic changes, with alterations in volume of distribution, clearance and drug sequestration by the circuit. We describe a successful dosing approach for daptomycin… read more here.
Keywords: daptomycin micafungin; bacteremia; veno venous; venous ecmo ... See more keywords
Factors Associated with Breakthrough Fungemia Caused by Candida, Trichosporon, or Fusarium Species in Patients with Hematological Disorders
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02081-21
Abstract: Limited data are available on breakthrough fungemia, defined as fungemia that develops on administration of antifungal agents, in patients with hematological disorders. We reviewed the medical and microbiological records of adult patients with hematological diseases… read more here.
Keywords: fungemia; fusarium; patients hematological; breakthrough fungemia ... See more keywords
COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Fungemia, and Pneumocystosis in the Intensive Care Unit: a Retrospective Multicenter Observational Cohort during the First French Pandemic Wave
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01138-21
Abstract: To diagnose fungal coinfections in patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit, it is necessary to implement the correct treatment and to prevent them if possible. For COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), respiratory specimens remain… read more here.
Keywords: fungemia; intensive care; covid associated; pulmonary aspergillosis ... See more keywords
Malassezia spp. Yeasts of Emerging Concern in Fungemia
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00370
Abstract: Malassezia spp. are lipid-dependent yeasts, inhabiting the skin and mucosa of humans and animals. They are involved in a variety of skin disorders in humans and animals and may cause bloodstream infections in severely immunocompromised… read more here.
Keywords: malassezia; yeasts emerging; malassezia spp; fungemia ... See more keywords
The Continuing Emergence of Candida blankii as a Pathogenic Fungus: A New Case of Fungemia in a Patient Infected with SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.3390/jof8020166
Abstract: Candida blankii is a recently recognized human pathogen, with most cases of the infection being reported in the immunocompromised. We here describe the case of a critically ill elderly woman with COVID-19 who developed a… read more here.
Keywords: candida blankii; patient; blankii; case ... See more keywords
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Profile of Candidemia and the Incidence of Fungemia Due to Fluconazole-Resistant Candida parapsilosis
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DOI: 10.3390/jof8050451
Abstract: Severely ill COVID-19 patients are at high risk of nosocomial infections. The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of candidemia during the pre-pandemic period (January 2019–February 2020) compared to the pandemic period… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; parapsilosis; fluconazole resistant; candidemia ... See more keywords
[First Case of COVID-19 Positive Candida auris Fungemia in Turkey].
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DOI: 10.5578/mb.20219716
Abstract: Candida auris is a species of fungus that has gained importance in recent years owing to its ability to cause hospital infections and epidemics, resistant to antifungal agents and disinfection processes and frequently misidentified by… read more here.
Keywords: covid positive; candida; case; first case ... See more keywords