title: Pseudo-outbreak of Lecanicillium and Acremonium species in orthopedic surgery patients.
abstract: Acremonium species cause a variety of human infections, while Lecanicillium species have not been reported as human pathogens. We describe a pseudo-outbreak involving both organisms, highlighting the role and limitations of molecular methods in the characterization of rare fungal isolates. Repeated isolation of these fungi from patient tissue samples raises concerns about exogenous contamination in the hospital environment.
authors.affiliation: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn O S
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deak
authors.forename: Loretta S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gilmartin
authors.forename: Lalitha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gade
authors.forename: Maho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imanishi
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiller
authors.forename: S Arunmozhi
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Balajee
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D006999:Hypocreales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009985:Orthopedics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology