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SUBMITTER: Edupuganti S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122754 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Edupuganti Srilatha S Rouphael Nadine N Mehta Aneesh A Eaton Molly M Heller John G JG Bressler Adam A Brandt Mary M O'Donnell Kerry K
Journal of clinical microbiology 20110330 6
Fusarium is a ubiquitous mold that can cause superficial infections such as keratitis and onychomycosis in immunocompetent humans; however, infections in immunocompromised hosts can be fatal. We report an unusual case of epidural abscess and vertebral osteomyelitis in a patient with an autoimmune disorder who was on long-term glucocorticoids. Multilocus DNA sequence-based typing revealed that the infection was caused by a novel three-locus haplotype of Fusarium falciforme designated FSSC 3+4qqq. ...[more]