Fusarium isolates from 75 Italian patients were identified by molecular methods, and their susceptibilities to antifungals were tested in vitro. Fusarium verticillioides was the species most frequently isolated from deep-seated infections, and F. solani was the species most frequently isolated from superficial infections. F. solani isolates showed high azole MICs, while F. verticillioides isolates showed low posaconazole MICs. Copyright

Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of 75 clinical isolates of Fusarium from northern Italy / A. M. Tortorano, A. Prigitano, G. Dho, M. C. Esposto, C. Gianni, A. Grancini, C. Ossi, M. A. Viviani. - In: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. - ISSN 0066-4804. - 52:7(2008), pp. 2683-2685.

Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of 75 clinical isolates of Fusarium from northern Italy

A. M. Tortorano;A. Prigitano;G. Dho;M. C. Esposto;
2008

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Fusarium isolates from 75 Italian patients were identified by molecular methods, and their susceptibilities to antifungals were tested in vitro. Fusarium verticillioides was the species most frequently isolated from deep-seated infections, and F. solani was the species most frequently isolated from superficial infections. F. solani isolates showed high azole MICs, while F. verticillioides isolates showed low posaconazole MICs. Copyright
Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e Applicata
2008
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