Disseminated fusarium infection.
A case of disseminated Fusarium sp. infection in a bone-marrow transplant patient is described. The most likely source of the organism was food, and the importance of a specially prepared diet in immunosuppressed individuals is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005502:Food; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications