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Fungemia

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: coord with specific fungus/infect heading or specific fungus if specific fungus infect is not in MeSH (do not use /blood to indicate -emia)
Previously Indexed: Mycoses (1966-1991),specific fungal infection (1966-1991)

Fungemia Medical Definitions and Terms

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