Articles Tagged With: fungal
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What Is in Your Laundry? The Threat of Mucormycosis
Even pressed and folded, so-called “hygienically clean” hospital laundry can harbor fungal pathogens, sometimes in sufficient number to cause fatal mucormycosis infections in high-risk patients, outbreak investigators reported at the 2023 conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Fungal Meningitis After Epidural Injections — Again
An outbreak in Mexico of meningitis due to Fusarium solani has affected at least 79 patients who had received epidural injections; at least 35 have died.
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Skin Infestations: Fungal and Scabies
Although cutaneous fungal infections rarely are life-threatening, they are common, and they are irritating. This article provides an in-depth look at common rashes caused by fungi and scabies.
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Fungal Endophthalmitis: Another Risk Associated With Intravenous Drug Use
A retrospective cohort study found that endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is associated with intravenous drug use and frequently results in poor visual outcomes despite appropriate surgical and antifungal therapy.
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Empirical Antifungals in the ICU — Probably Not Helpful
Two hundred sixty non-neutropenic ICU patients with clinical evidence of sepsis receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics and known to be colonized by Candida species were randomized to micafungin for 14 days vs. placebo. Empirical micafungin therapy did not increase invasive fungal infection-free survival at 28 days.
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Acute Hepatitis in the U.S. — A Success Story, But the Game Isn't Over
The incidence of Acute Hepatitis A, which has previously cycled at 10 to 15 year intervals, has steadily decreased since its last peak in 1995, reaching a nadir in 2005 when 4488 cases were reported.