Abstract
BackgroundFusarium is an environmental mold that causes deep or superficial mycosis in immunocompromised or immunocompetent patients respectively. MethodsThis epidemiological study evaluated the frequency of Fusarium infections in our university hospital center in France over a decade from 2007 to 2016 and its representativeness in the main clinical infections. ResultsA total of 715 Fusarium sp. were isolated from various sampling sites. Fusarium was detected in 0.47% of blood cultures, 31.1% of ophthalmic samples, and 8.48% of nail samples. The frequency of Fusarium infections was stable over this decade. ConclusionsThe main Fusarium species complexes recorded in this study were Fusarium oxysporum species complex and Fusarium solani species complex, indicating the importance of Fusarium as a fungal agent that should be considered in clinical practice. A focus on invasive fusarioses shows that they all occur in hematology patients.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
