Invasive filamentous fungal infections have increased dramatically, primarily in neutropenic patients, with Fusarium being one of the most common filamentous fungi. Fusarium can be found in soil, air, water and plants. 1 Hospital-acquired infections have been linked to contaminated air or aerosols from contaminated water systems, where Fusarium can form biofilms. [2][3][4][5][6][7] While more than 300 species have been identified, about 70 Fusarium species have been shown to cause infections in humans, 1 with the F. solani species complex being
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