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  2. Fungemia - Wikipedia

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    The most common type, also known as candidemia, candedemia, or systemic candidiasis, is caused by Candida species. Candidemia is also among the most common bloodstream infections of any kind. [ 1 ] Infections by other fungi, including Saccharomyces , Aspergillus (as in aspergillemia, also called invasive aspergillosiis) and Cryptococcus , are ...

  3. Pichia kudriavzevii - Wikipedia

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    Pichia kudriavzevii (formerly Candida krusei [1] [2]) is a budding yeast (a species of fungus) involved in chocolate production. P. kudriavzevii is an emerging fungal nosocomial pathogen [3] primarily found in the immunocompromised and those with hematological malignancies.

  4. Carcinogenic parasite - Wikipedia

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    Carcinogenic parasites are parasitic organisms that depend on other organisms (called hosts) for their survival, and cause cancer in such hosts.Three species of flukes are medically-proven carcinogenic parasites, namely the urinary blood fluke (Schistosoma haematobium), the Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) and the Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis).

  5. Candida tropicalis - Wikipedia

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    Usually, candidemia caused by C. tropicalis are associated with cancer patients that have either leukemia or neutropenia. [18] According to the data obtained from 2010, frequency of candidemia is 12-25% in the US, 4.5-9% in Europe, 20-24% in Brazil and 20-60% in South Asia. [ 5 ]

  6. Bloodstream infection - Wikipedia

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    The most common type, also known as candidemia, candedemia, or systemic candidiasis, is caused by Candida species; candidemia is also among the most common bloodstream infections of any kind. [11] Infections by other fungi, including Saccharomyces , Aspergillus (as in aspergillemia, also called invasive aspergillosiis ) and Cryptococcus , are ...

  7. Pathogenic fungus - Wikipedia

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    Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms.Although fungi are eukaryotic, many pathogenic fungi are microorganisms. [1] Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans; [2] their study is called "medical mycology".

  8. Corneas made from pig skin restore sight in humans: study - AOL

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    Story at a glance Corneal implants made from pig skin have restored eyesight into 20 people with damaged or diseased corneas, a new study claims. The cornea is the clear part of the eye that ...

  9. Clavispora lusitaniae - Wikipedia

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    Clavispora lusitaniae was first identified as a human pathogen in 1979. [2] Clavispora lusitaniae was initially described as a rare cause of fungemia, with fewer than 30 cases reported between 1979 and 1990. However, there has been a marked increase in the number of recognized cases of candidemia due to this organism in the last two decades ...