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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 278-281, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01670-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Disseminated Fusariosis Caused by Fusarium verticillioides in an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation{triangledown}

Gulsum Tezcan,1 Betil Ozhak-Baysan,2 Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo,3 Dilara Ogunc,2* Gozde Ongut,2 Sinasi Taner Yildiran,4 Volkan Hazar,1 Manuel Cuenca-Estrella,3 and Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela3

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey,1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey,2 Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain,3 Division of Medical Mycology, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy and School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey4

Received 28 August 2008/ Returned for modification 2 October 2008/ Accepted 1 November 2008

Fusarium species are saprophytic molds which cause disseminated or localized infections in humans. Disseminated Fusarium infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and successfully treated using both liposomal amphotericin B and voriconazole.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Microbiology, 07070 Antalya, Turkey. Phone: 0090-242-2496914. Fax: 0090-242-2272535. E-mail: dogunc{at}akdeniz.edu.tr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 12 November 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 278-281, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01670-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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