Graphium basitruncatum fungemia in a patient with acute leukemia.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Kumar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865877 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature