Clinical Analysis of 7 Patients with Fungal Septicaemia
- VernacularTitle:7例真菌性败血症的临床分析
- Author:
Li SHI
;
Hongyan YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fungemia;
Fluconazole;
Prognosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2009;0(21):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study on the clinical features and treatment method for fungemia.METHODS The clinical features,therapy and outcome of 7 patients with fungemia which happened from 1999 to 2009 were retrospectively reviewed.RESULTS The main underlying conditions were : malignant disease in 7 patients(100%).In this group the risk factors for fungemia included:prior antimicrobial therapy(86%),steroids chemotherapy(57%).Fungal species isolated from 7 patients were: c.albicans(5),c.tropicalis(2).The overall mortality of fungemia was 86%.CONCLUSIONS In this study,the most frequent infectious agents were Candida albicans and non albicans Candida specis.Experience therapy should be begun earlier.Higher dose of fluconazole may be recommended in clinical usage.
