Hospital Fungal Infection in Old Patients with Malignant Tumors:Status and Analysis / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate and analyze the risk factors,clinical characteristics and prevention countermeasures of hospital fungal incfection in old patients with malignant tumors.METHODS To adopt investigation way to review and analyze the clinical data of hospital fungal infection in 165 cases from the old patients with malignant tumors.RESULTS Among 165 cases the infection occurred predominantly in lower respiratory tract(47.2%),and with urological tract being second(19.0%).Of 165 strains of fungi from 165 patients,the first was Candida albicans(55.8%),and the second was C.tropicalis(23.0%).CONCLUSIONS The causes of hospital fungal infection in old patients with malignant tumors are highly associated with the risk factors such as primary tumor,age,radiotherapy,chemotherapy,antibiotics,hormone,invasive operation,and so on.