Candidemia in patients with head and neck cancer: mortality and a novel risk factor.
Kensuke UraguchiTakuma MakinoShin KariyaYouhei NodaHidenori MarunakaAkira DoiKenichi KozakuraSoshi TakaoMizuo AndoPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
Candidemia causes high mortality in patients with HNC. To our knowledge, malignant wounds have not been previously reported as a risk factor for candidemia. For early diagnosis and treatment of candidemia, risk factors should be considered, and antifungal therapy started earlier.