title: Fungal infections in cancer patients: an international autopsy survey.
abstract: In an attempt to estimate the frequency of fungal infections among cancer patients, a survey of autopsy examinations was conducted in multiple institutions in Europe, Japan and Canada. Fungal infections were identified most often in leukemic patients and transplant recipients (25% each). Fifty-eight percent of fungal infections were caused by Candida spp. and 30% by Aspergillus spp. There was considerable variability in the frequency of fungal infections in different countries. Nevertheless, this study clearly demonstrates that fungal infections represent a common complication in cancer patients, especially in patients with leukemia.
authors.affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bueltmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duguid
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hotchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mall
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meunier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milliken
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016377:Organ Transplantation