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ArticleSouth Asian journal of cancer2013

Prognostic factors for mortality with fungal blood stream infections in patients with hematological and non-hematological malignancies.

Zena Salih, Jim Cavet, Mike Dennis, Tim Somervaille, Adrian Bloor, Samar Kulkarni

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Article in South Asian journal of cancer, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zena SalihThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
Jim CavetThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
Mike DennisThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
Tim SomervailleThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
Adrian BloorThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
Samar KulkarniThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis single center retrospective analysis was undertaken to identify the incidence, clinical impact, and prognostic factors for mortality associated with fungal blood stream infections (BSI) in cancer patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsOne hundred and twenty four patients had 169 episodes of fungal BSI. Incidence has not changed over a 10 year period but non albicans candida species are the predominant fungal isolates. Mortality with fungal BSI was significantly higher than that with other microbial agents. Risk of mortality was associated with renal dysfunction and Candida albicans as the isolate. Type of chemotherapy, patient characteristics, and neutrophil count did not influence the mortality following fungal BSI.

conclusionFungal BSI is rare and the incidence has not changed in this hospital. Mortality associated with fungal BSI is high. Risk score at the time of developing fungal BSI has prognostic potential to identify patients with higher risk of mortality associated with fungal BSI.

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Fungal blood stream infectionshematologyoncology

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PMID24455639
PMCPMC3889042
OpenAlexW2162866692

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