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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov 2;2(2):e14.
doi: 10.4081/idr.2010.e14. eCollection 2010 Aug 4.

Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti hemodialysis graft infection

James Riddell 4th  1 , Kenneth J Woodside  2 , Matthew A Leavitt  3 , Duane W Newton  4 , Jeffery D Punch  5
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Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti hemodialysis graft infection

James Riddell 4th et al. Infect Dis Rep. .

Abstract

Hemodialysis graft infections typically occur as a result of contamination by skin flora at the time of insertion or become secondarily infected after high-grade bacteremia. Infection of implanted vascular devices with filamentous fungi is rare. We report a case of infection of an implanted polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis graft with Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti that did not grow in cultures of tissue but was identified by molecular means.

Keywords: Fusarium equiseti; Fusarium incarnatum; graft.; hemodialysis; infection.

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Appearance of the right antecubital fossa prior to surgical resection.
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Hematoxylin and eosin stain of resected tissue (magnification 400×).
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