title: Nosocomial Candida guilliermondii fungemia in cancer patients.
abstract: From 1988 to 1998, we identified nine patients with Candida guilliermondii fungemia. Four of the five patients with nosocomial infection died, while all of the non-nosocomial cases survived, even though one half of them (2/4) did not receive any treatment Nosocomial C guilliermondii fungemia is often associated with poor outcome despite aggressive antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Medical Specialties, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mardani
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Girgawy
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D016469:Fungemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies