Disease or Syndrome
fungemia
Subclass of:
Invasive Fungal Infections; Sepsis
Definitions related to fungemia:
  • A laboratory test result indicating the presence of fungi or yeasts in the blood.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by the presence of fungus in the blood stream.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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