title: Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of 75 clinical isolates of Fusarium spp. from northern Italy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health-Microbiology-Virology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Pascal 36, Milan 20133, Italy. annamaria.tortorano@unimi.it
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tortorano
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prigitano
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dho
authors.forename: Maria Carmela
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Esposto
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gianni
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grancini
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ossi
authors.forename: Maria Anna
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Viviani
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005670:Fusarium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal