Increased incidence of invasive fusariosis with cutaneous portal of entry, Brazil

Invasive fusariosis (IF) is an infection with Fusarium spp. fungi that primarily affects patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. A cutaneous portal of entry is occasionally reported. We reviewed all cases of IF in Brazil during 2000-2010, divided into 2 p...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2013-10, Vol.19 (10), p.1567-1572
Main Authors: Nucci, Marcio, Varon, Andrea G, Garnica, Marcia, Akiti, Tiyomi, Barreiros, Gloria, Trope, Beatriz Moritz, Nouér, Simone A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood diseases
Brazil
Brazil - epidemiology
Care and treatment
CME
Dermatomycoses - immunology
Dermatomycoses - microbiology
Dermatomycoses - mortality
Diagnosis
Distribution
fungi
Fusariosis - immunology
Fusariosis - microbiology
Fusariosis - mortality
Fusarium
Health aspects
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Incidence
invasive fusariosis
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - immunology
Mycoses
portal of entry
skin
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Summary:Invasive fusariosis (IF) is an infection with Fusarium spp. fungi that primarily affects patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. A cutaneous portal of entry is occasionally reported. We reviewed all cases of IF in Brazil during 2000-2010, divided into 2 periods: 2000-2005 (period 1) and 2006-2010 (period 2). We calculated incidence rates of IF and of superficial infections with Fusarium spp. fungi identified in patients at a dermatology outpatient unit. IF incidence for periods 1 and 2 was 0.86 cases versus 10.23 cases per 1,000 admissions (p
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1910.120847