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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 419-421, Vol. 38, No. 1
Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina
i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201-Reus,
Tarragona, Spain,1 and Laboratorio de
Micologia2 and Serviço de
Transplante Renal,3 Hospital Universitario
Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Received 6 April 1999/Returned for modification 14 June
1999/Accepted 29 September 1999
The fungus Fusarium sacchari was isolated repeatedly
from the blood of an immunosuppressed host. The infection was treated successfully with a small dose of amphotericin B. The strain was resistant to this antifungal in vitro. MICs and minimum fungicidal concentrations of six antifungals for the clinical isolate are provided. To our knowledge, this is the first report involving this
fungus in a case of fungemia.
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Fungemia Due to Fusarium sacchari in an
Immunosuppressed Patient
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unitat de
Microbiologia, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques
Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut,
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer Sant Llorenç 21, 43201-Reus,
Tarragona, Spain. Phone: 34 977759359. Fax: 34 977759322. E-mail:
umb{at}fmcs.urv.es.
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