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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 419-421, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Fungemia Due to Fusarium sacchari in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Josep Guarro,1,* Marcio Nucci,2 Tiyomi Akiti,2 Josepa Gené,1 M. Da Gloria C. Barreiro,2 and Renato T. Gonçalves3

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.

* 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.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2000, p. 419-421, Vol. 38, No. 1
0095-1137/0/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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