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fungemia
This term is a specialized medical descriptor used primarily in clinical pathology and hematology. It describes a systemic infection where fungal elements enter the blood, often as a complication of severe immunosuppression or invasive medical procedures. It is a neutral, diagnostic term without emotional connotation, though its clinical implication is typically grave.
As a medical condition denoting a state of infection, the word is uncountable. It refers to the condition itself rather than individual instances of the disease, and therefore does not take a plural form in standard medical discourse.
Meanings
Examples
The patient developed fungemia after a prolonged course of broad spectrum antibiotics.
We need to rule out fungemia before starting the next phase of chemotherapy.
Blood cultures are the gold standard for diagnosing fungemia.
Is there any evidence of fungemia in the latest lab results?
Immunocompromised patients are at a significantly higher risk of fungemia.
Immunocompromised patients are at a significantly higher risk of fungemia.
The sudden onset of high fever suggested the possibility of fungemia.
Fungemia can lead to disseminated candidiasis if left untreated.
I wonder if the central venous catheter was the source of the fungemia.
The medical team initiated aggressive antifungal therapy to treat the fungemia.
The medical team initiated aggressive antifungal therapy to treat the fungemia.