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fungemia

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fun·ge·mi·a (fn-jm-, fng-g-)
n.
The presence of fungi in the blood.

fungemia
[funjē′mē·ə]
Etymology: L, fungus + Gk, haima, blood
the presence of fungi in the blood, mostly seen in immunocompromised patients. Diagnosis is difficult because routine blood cultures have poor sensitivity. Compare bacteremia, parasitemia, viremia.

fungemia [fun-je´me-ah]
the presence of fungi in the blood stream.

fungemia
the presence of fungi in the bloodstream.


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Although probiotic preparations are generally well tolerated, in rare cases sepsis due to Saccharomyces fungemia or Lactobacillus bacteremia has occurred after oral administration of the respective probiotic agent.
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