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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Fungemia is the presence of fungi or yeasts in the blood. It is most commonly seen in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients with severe neutropenia, oncology patients, or in patients with intravenous catheters. Recently, it has been suggested the otherwise immunocompetent patients taking infliximab may be at a higher risk for fungemia.
Causes
The most commonly known pathogen
- Candida albicans, causing roughly 70% of fungemias
- Candida glabrata with 10%
- Aspergillus with 1%.
- Tinea glabrata
- Candida tropicalis
- C. krusei
- C. parapsilosis