Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia

Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia

Abstract Background Fusarium species are widely spread in nature as plant pathogens but are also able to cause opportunistic fungal infections in humans. We report a cluster of Fusarium oxysporum bloodstream infections in a single pediatric cancer center. Methods All clinical and epidemiological dat...

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Main Authors: Fabianne Carlesse, Anna-Paula C. Amaral, Sarah S. Gonçalves, Hemilio Xafranski, Maria-Lucia M. Lee, Victor Zecchin, Antonio S. Petrilli, Abdullah M. Al-Hatmi, Ferry Hagen, Jacques F. Meis, Arnaldo L. Colombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Fusariosis
Fusarium sp.
Fusarium oxysporum
Catheter-related Fusarium fungemia
Pediatric invasive fungal infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0247-3

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