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Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Local or general fungal infection remain a very serious event in burns. Burns have numerous risk factors for such, infections associated with depressed immunity. Candida, Aspergillus and mucor fungi prevail in wound infections. The two latest are especially serious and impairing. Diagnosis is based on anatomo-pathological and mycological examination of skin samples. Treatment is mainly surgical. Medical therapy depends on antifungal susceptibility. Most fungemias are candidemias. Diagnosis is difficult and often based on clinical suspicion. Treatment uses echinocandin and fluconazole.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Jf Arnould, R Le Floch
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
Language: French
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2398684870