Clinical spectrum of fusariosis from a tertiary care center in India- a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

spp. is an emerging pathogen that presents with varied clinical presentations but there are very few studies from India that elaborate on the spectrum of infection caused by the fungus. Hence, the present study was conducted in our institute to understand the clinical spectrum of fusariosis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The present study was a retrospective study conducted at a tertiary care institute, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India for four years from January 2018 to December 2022. All the patients with clinically significant isolation of spp. from various samples were included in the study.

RESULTS

There were 25 cases of fusariosis diagnosed during the study period. was isolated predominantly from debrided tissue following road traffic accidents in 12/25 (84%) of the cases, nails in 3/25 (12%) and superficial leg ulcer in 1/25 (4%) of the cases. Speciation was done for four patients. Three were and one was . The patients were treated surgically and with/without antifungal therapy and were discharged in a stable condition.

CONCLUSION

Traumatic injuries were the major cause of infections in the present study. As is a virulent and highly resistant pathogen, an early suspicion and an appropriate diagnosis would lead to a better outcome in these patients.