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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3394-3399, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00797-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Fatal Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis Infection following Combat Trauma{triangledown}

Charla C. Tully,1 Anna M. Romanelli,2 Deanna A. Sutton,3,4 Brian L. Wickes,2,4 and Duane R. Hospenthal4,5*

Department of Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland,1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology,2 Fungus Testing Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio,3 San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology, San Antonio,4 Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, Texas5

Received 20 April 2009/ Returned for modification 11 June 2009/ Accepted 3 August 2009

We report the first case of invasive mucormycosis secondary to Actinomucor elegans infection. A severely injured soldier with a fatal A. elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection is described. The identification of this fungus was performed by classical and molecular methods, and this report documents the pathogenicity of the recently described variety Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Infectious Disease (MCHE-MDI), Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Phone: (210) 916-4355. Fax: (210) 916-0388. E-mail: duane.hospenthal{at}amedd.army.mil

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 12 August 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3394-3399, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00797-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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