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Fungal Colonization

MedGen UID:
415378
•Concept ID:
C2826606
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Finding

Definition

Collection of fungal organisms in an anatomic site or medical device. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFungal Colonization

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Progress in Definition, Prevention and Treatment of Fungal Infections in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schwarz C, Hartl D, Eickmeier O, Hector A, Benden C, Durieu I, Sole A, Gartner S, Milla CE, Barry PJ
Mycopathologia 2018 Feb;183(1):21-32. Epub 2017 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0182-0. PMID: 28762125
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Nail Disorders.
Wollina U, Nenoff P, Haroske G, Haenssle HA
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016 Jul 25;113(29-30):509-18. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0509. PMID: 27545710Free PMC Article
Invasive fungal infections during the neonatal period: diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis.
Tezer H, Canpolat FE, Dilmen U
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2012 Feb;13(2):193-205. Epub 2012 Jan 6 doi: 10.1517/14656566.2012.647685. PMID: 22220691

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fungal infection and colonization in lung transplant recipients with chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Pennington KM, Aversa M, Martinu T, Johnson B, Husain S
Transpl Infect Dis 2022 Dec;24(6):e13986. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/tid.13986. PMID: 36380578
Burn Wound Colonization, Infection, and Sepsis.
Ladhani HA, Yowler CJ, Claridge JA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021 Feb;22(1):44-48. Epub 2020 Oct 20 doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.346. PMID: 33085576
Pharmacokinetics of Azole Antifungals in Cystic Fibrosis.
Rivosecchi RM, Samanta P, Demehin M, Nguyen MH
Mycopathologia 2018 Feb;183(1):139-150. Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0189-6. PMID: 28795298
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Nail Disorders.
Wollina U, Nenoff P, Haroske G, Haenssle HA
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016 Jul 25;113(29-30):509-18. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0509. PMID: 27545710Free PMC Article
Strategies for the prevention of neonatal candidiasis.
Leibovitz E
Pediatr Neonatol 2012 Apr;53(2):83-9. Epub 2012 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.01.004. PMID: 22503254

Diagnosis

Fungal pathogens and COVID-19.
Singh A, Kaur A, Chowdhary A
Curr Opin Microbiol 2023 Oct;75:102365. Epub 2023 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102365. PMID: 37625261
Fungal infection and colonization in lung transplant recipients with chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Pennington KM, Aversa M, Martinu T, Johnson B, Husain S
Transpl Infect Dis 2022 Dec;24(6):e13986. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/tid.13986. PMID: 36380578
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Pictorial Review.
Iranmanesh AM, Washington L
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2019 Jun;40(3):200-212. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2018.12.001. PMID: 31200869
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Nail Disorders.
Wollina U, Nenoff P, Haroske G, Haenssle HA
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016 Jul 25;113(29-30):509-18. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0509. PMID: 27545710Free PMC Article
Fungal rhinosinusitis: what every allergist should know.
Callejas CA, Douglas RG
Clin Exp Allergy 2013 Aug;43(8):835-49. doi: 10.1111/cea.12118. PMID: 23889239

Therapy

Fungal infection and colonization in lung transplant recipients with chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Pennington KM, Aversa M, Martinu T, Johnson B, Husain S
Transpl Infect Dis 2022 Dec;24(6):e13986. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/tid.13986. PMID: 36380578
Pharmacokinetics of Azole Antifungals in Cystic Fibrosis.
Rivosecchi RM, Samanta P, Demehin M, Nguyen MH
Mycopathologia 2018 Feb;183(1):139-150. Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0189-6. PMID: 28795298
Fungal rhinosinusitis: what every allergist should know.
Callejas CA, Douglas RG
Clin Exp Allergy 2013 Aug;43(8):835-49. doi: 10.1111/cea.12118. PMID: 23889239
Strategies for the prevention of neonatal candidiasis.
Leibovitz E
Pediatr Neonatol 2012 Apr;53(2):83-9. Epub 2012 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.01.004. PMID: 22503254
Inflammation and gastrointestinal Candida colonization.
Kumamoto CA
Curr Opin Microbiol 2011 Aug;14(4):386-91. Epub 2011 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2011.07.015. PMID: 21802979Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Incidence and risk factors of bacterial sepsis and invasive fungal infection in neonates and infants requiring major surgery: an Italian multicentre prospective study.
Auriti C, De Rose DU, Santisi A, Martini L, Ronchetti MP, Ravà L, Antenucci V, Bernaschi P, Serafini L, Catarzi S, Fiorini P, Betta P, Scuderi MG, Di Benedetto V, Ferrari S, Maino M, Cavigioli F, Cocchi I, Giuffré M, Bonanno E, Tzialla C, Bua J, Pugni L, Della Torre B, Nardella G, Mazzeo D, Manzoni P, Capolupo I, Ciofi Degli Atti M, Dotta A, Stronati M, Raponi M, Mosca F, Bagolan P; Study Group of Neonatal Infectious Diseases of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN)
J Hosp Infect 2022 Dec;130:122-130. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.09.018. PMID: 36202186
Fungal Pathogens in CF Airways: Leave or Treat?
Singh A, Ralhan A, Schwarz C, Hartl D, Hector A
Mycopathologia 2018 Feb;183(1):119-137. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0184-y. PMID: 28770417
Progress in Definition, Prevention and Treatment of Fungal Infections in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schwarz C, Hartl D, Eickmeier O, Hector A, Benden C, Durieu I, Sole A, Gartner S, Milla CE, Barry PJ
Mycopathologia 2018 Feb;183(1):21-32. Epub 2017 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0182-0. PMID: 28762125
Pulmonary diseases with imaging findings mimicking aspergilloma.
Gazzoni FF, Severo LC, Marchiori E, Guimarães MD, Garcia TS, Irion KL, Camargo JJ, Felicetti JC, de Mattos Oliveira F, Hochhegger B
Lung 2014 Jun;192(3):347-57. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s00408-014-9568-7. PMID: 24615678
Candida infections in the neonate.
Chapman RL
Curr Opin Pediatr 2003 Feb;15(1):97-102. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200302000-00016. PMID: 12544279

Clinical prediction guides

Fungal pathogens and COVID-19.
Singh A, Kaur A, Chowdhary A
Curr Opin Microbiol 2023 Oct;75:102365. Epub 2023 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2023.102365. PMID: 37625261
Clinical efficacy of a gentle anti-dandruff itch-relieving shampoo formulation.
Lim DZJ, Lim FC, Tey HL
Int J Cosmet Sci 2023 Dec;45(6):769-774. Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1111/ics.12885. PMID: 37539788
Quantitative system for diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Dermendzhiev T, Pehlivanov B, Petrova A, Stanev S, Murdjeva M
J Mycol Med 2022 Nov;32(4):101302. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2022.101302. PMID: 35717682
Epidemiology of Fungal Colonization in Children Treated at the Department of Oncology and Hematology: Single-Center Experience.
Klepacka J, Zakrzewska Z, Czogała M, Wojtaszek-Główka M, Krzysztofik E, Czogała W, Skoczeń S
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 21;19(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042485. PMID: 35206670Free PMC Article
Burn Wound Colonization, Infection, and Sepsis.
Ladhani HA, Yowler CJ, Claridge JA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021 Feb;22(1):44-48. Epub 2020 Oct 20 doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.346. PMID: 33085576

Recent systematic reviews

The efficacy and safety of fluconazole in preventing invasive fungal infection in very low birth weight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xie J, Zeng J, Zheng S
Ital J Pediatr 2023 Apr 27;49(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s13052-023-01460-5. PMID: 37106436Free PMC Article
Risk factors of invasive fungal infections in lung transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Phoompoung P, Villalobos APC, Jain S, Foroutan F, Orchanian-Cheff A, Husain S
J Heart Lung Transplant 2022 Feb;41(2):255-262. Epub 2021 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.09.014. PMID: 34872817
Prevalence and Possible Role of Candida Species in Patients with Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pietrzak A, Grywalska E, Socha M, Roliński J, Franciszkiewicz-Pietrzak K, Rudnicka L, Rudzki M, Krasowska D
Mediators Inflamm 2018;2018:9602362. Epub 2018 May 6 doi: 10.1155/2018/9602362. PMID: 29853795Free PMC Article
A systematic review of oral fungal infections in patients receiving cancer therapy.
Lalla RV, Latortue MC, Hong CH, Ariyawardana A, D'Amato-Palumbo S, Fischer DJ, Martof A, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Patton LL, Elting LS, Spijkervet FK, Brennan MT; Fungal Infections Section, Oral Care Study Group, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO)
Support Care Cancer 2010 Aug;18(8):985-92. Epub 2010 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-0892-z. PMID: 20449755Free PMC Article
Risk of resistance associated with fluconazole prophylaxis: systematic review.
Brion LP, Uko SE, Goldman DL
J Infect 2007 Jun;54(6):521-9. Epub 2007 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.11.017. PMID: 17239952

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