fungemia

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Related to candidemia: fluconazole, candidiasis

Translations

fun·ge·mi·a

n. fungemia, presencia de hongos en la sangre.

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Rezafungin is a novel, once-weekly echinocandin antifungal being developed for the first-line treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis as well as for the prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in patients undergoing allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation, for which no new therapies have been approved in over 13 years.

Cidara Therapeutics, Mundipharma enter partnership to develop rezafungin

Cidara is currently advancing its novel echinocandin antifungal, rezafungin acetate, in a Phase 3 clinical trial for the first-line treatment of candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis (ReSTORE).

CIDARA THERAPEUTICS TO PRESENT DATA FROM ITS CLOUDBREAK ANTIVIRAL PROGRAM AT THE OPTIONS X FOR THE CONTROL OF INFLUENZA CONFERENCE

Reports indicate that the fungus spreads quickly in critically ill patients and those undergoing invasive procedures, producing candidemia, pericarditis, and respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Shorts

The incidence of candidemia cases is increased by malignancies, immunosuppressive diseases or treatments, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and corticosteroids, aggressive chemotherapy and some major surgical procedures all over the world (2,3).

In vitro Antifungal Activities of Fluconazole, Camellia sinensis and Cydonia oblonga Leaf Extracts Against Candida Species Isolated from Blood Cultures

Candidemia, a bloodstream infection caused by Candida species, is typically considered a health care-associated infection, with known risk factors including the presence of a central venous catheter, receipt of total parenteral nutrition or broad-spectrum antibiotics, recent abdominal surgery, admission to an intensive care unit, and prolonged hospitalization (1,2).

Candida Bloodstream Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs--Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado, 2017-2018

Four patients were admitted to the medical intensive care unit; 2 had prolonged stays in the medical intensive care unit before development of candidemia.

Management of Patients with Candida auris Fungemia at Community Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 2016-2018

(17) It has been reported to be the cause of invasive infections (candidemia) with a high incidence of mortality (approaching 60 percent).

The shifting spectrum of emerging infectious diseases

Epidemiology of Candidemia at a University Hospital in Colombia, 2008-2014

Epidemiologia de los casos de candidemia en un hospital universitario en Colombia, 2008-2014

(6.) Bouza E, Munoz P Epidemiology of candidemia in intensive care units.

Retrospective Evaluation of Non-neutropenic Candidemia Cases in Intensive Care Units/Yogun Bakim Unitelerinde Gelisen, Non-notropenik Kandidemi Olgularinin Retrospektif Olarak Degerlendirilmesi

Furthermore, candidemia has mortality rates between 40 and 60%, the diagnosis and treatment are difficult and expensive (Colombo et al., 2006; Tumbarello et al., 2007; Wenzel, 1995).

Black and white teas as potential agents to combine with amphotericin B and protect red blood cells from amphotericin B-mediated toxicity/ Cha preto e branco de Camellia sinensis como potenciais agentes para associar com anfotericina B

For years, the management of central venous catheters (CVCs) in patients with candidemia had never been controversial until the publication of two review papers from our group (1,2) challenging the international consensus that all CVCs should be removed in all patients with candidemia.

Time of catheter removal in candidemia and mortality

A prospective observational study of candidemia: epidemiology, therapy, and influences on mortality in hospitalized adult and pediatric patients.