Hospital Fungal Infection in Elderly Patients with Malignant Tumors:A Clinical Analysis

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To investigate the predisposing factors,clinical characteristics and prevention and cure strategies of fungal infection in 60-year-old or above patients with malignant tumors.METHODS The clinical data of hospital fungal infection in 156 cases who were 60 years old or above were reviewed and analyzed.RESULTS The infection rate was 12.54%.The main site of infection was pharynx oralis(69.23%) and with the primary lungs(30.77%).The main types of fungi were Candida albicans,C.tropicalis and C.krusei.The main susceptible factors were the age,cancer stage,repeated radiotherapy or chemotherapy,physical evaluation score,unreasonable using antibiotics and glucocorticosteroid,unsuitable nursing and medical care of the long-term bed patients and so on.CONCLUSION The key to reductd the hospital fungal infection in elderly patients with malignant tumors is to reduce susceptible factors,promote immunity,timely examine and treat,and unreasonable using of antibiotics and glucocorticosteroid.