Fungaemia due to Fusarium spp. in cancer patients

被引:31
作者
Krcmery, V
Jesenska, Z
Spanik, S
Gyarfas, J
Nogova, J
Botek, R
Mardiak, J
Sufliarsky, J
Sisolakova, J
Vanickova, M
Kunova, A
Studena, M
Trupl, J
机构
[1] NATL CANC INST,DEPT MICROBIOL MED CHEMOTHERAPY & HAEMATOL,BRATISLAVA,SLOVAKIA
[2] MYCOSES RES INST PREVENT & CLIN MED,NATL REF LAB,BRATISLAVA,SLOVAKIA
[3] ST ELIZABETHS CANC INST,DEPT PHARMACOL,BRATISLAVA,SLOVAKIA
[4] ST ELIZABETHS CANC INST,DEPT PHARMACOL,TRNAVA,SLOVAKIA
关键词
Fusarium spp; fungaemia; cancer patient;
D O I
10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90197-3
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Five cases of fungaemia due to Fusarium spp. in cancer patients are described. Two were breakthrough cases, despite ongoing therapy with amphotericin B. Three were caused by Fusarium solani, one by F. oxysporum and one by F. dimerum. Four patients died, three of them despite therapy with amphotericin B for between 5-37 days. We describe only the second reported case of F. dimerum fungaemia. Since 1972, 93 cases of systemic infection with Fusarium spp. have been described: 43 had positive blood cultures and the overall mortality was 72%.
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