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

Tezcan, Gulsum; Ozhak-Baysan, BETİL; Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana; Ogunc, MERAL; ÖNGÜT, GÖZDE; Yildiran, Sinasi; Hazar, Volkan; Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel; Luis Rodriguez-Tudela, Juan

doi:10.1128/jcm.01670-08

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

Tezcan G., Ozhak-Baysan B., Alastruey-Izquierdo A., Ogunc D., ÖNGÜT G., Yildiran S. T., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.278-281, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1128/jcm.01670-08
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.278-281
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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