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Preferred term

Fungemia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The presence of fungi circulating in the blood. Opportunistic fungal sepsis is seen most often in immunosuppressed patients with severe neutropenia or in postoperative patients with intravenous catheters and usually follows prolonged antibiotic therapy.

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In other languages

  • French

  • Septicémie fongique
  • Septicémie mycosique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WZS1LN9F-X

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