Clinical analysis of 68 patients with invasive pulmonary fungal infection

VernacularTitle:侵袭性肺部真菌感染68例临床分析
Author: Jun SUN ; Jun WEI ; Xuefen SHUI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Fungi; Lung infection; Risk factor
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2011;27(9):940-942
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and high risk factors of invasive pulmonary fungalinfection(IPFI) to facilitate its diagnosis and treatment.MethodsA retrospective investigation on the clinical data from 68 cases of IPFI patients in our hospital's data banks between Jan.2007 and Mar.2011 was performed.ResultsThe average age of 68 patients was 61 years old.Candida albiacns(36 cases ,52.94％)was the major pathogen for the infection, and the next was aspergillus species(18 cases, 26.47％) and then cryptococcus species(10 cases, 14.71％) .For the primary IPFI,cryptococcus species was the first cause of infection.The main risk factors included severe underlying disease, long-term joint use of antibiotics as well as glucocorticoid usage.Fourty-seven of the 68 cases were cured or improved, 7 were unimproved and 14 died.Conclusion Effective measures to reduce the morbidity and mortality include positive supportive care,curing underlying disease, avoiding invasive surgical procedures and timely and reasonable antibiotics, antifungal and glucocorticoid drugs.