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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, p. 1644-1647, Vol. 45, No. 5
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02466-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Graphium basitruncatum Fungemia in a Patient with Acute Leukemia{triangledown}

Deepali Kumar,1* Lynne Sigler,2 Connie Fe C. Gibas,2 Subhash Mohan,3 Andre Schuh,4 Bruno C. Medeiros,4 Kenneth Peckham,4 and Atul Humar1

Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,1 University of Alberta Microfungus Collection and Herbarium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,2 Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,3 Division of Hematology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada4

Received 8 December 2006/ Returned for modification 4 February 2007/ Accepted 11 February 2007

We report the first case of infection caused by Graphium basitruncatum in a man with acute leukemia who developed persistent fungemia and skin lesions. G. basitruncatum, a member of the Microascaceae, is phylogenetically and morphologically distinct from Graphium penicillioides and the opportunistic pathogens Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) and Scedosporium prolificans.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, NCSB 11C-1230, 585 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2N2. Phone: (416) 340-4800, ext. 6628. Fax: (416) 340-3511. E-mail: Deepali.kumar{at}uhn.on.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 21 February 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, p. 1644-1647, Vol. 45, No. 5
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02466-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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