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Risk factors and outcomes of patients with ocular involvement of candidemia.

Hyo-Ju SonMin Jae KimSuhwan LeeSungim ChoiKyung Hwa JungJiwon JungYong Pil ChongSung-Han KimSang-Ho ChoiYang Soo KimJun Hee WooJoo Yong LeeSang-Oh Lee
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Neutropenia within two weeks of candidemia was a risk factor for ocular involvement. More than 80 percent of patients with ocular involvements were asymptomatic, emphasizing the importance of routine ophthalmic examinations. The median 6 weeks of systemic antifungal treatment resulted in favorable outcomes in 89.2% of patients.
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