Bisifusarium dimerum species complex central line-associated bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract

Albeit invasive fusariosis is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients, we describe an immunocompetent patient suffering from a central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) and the difficulties in distinguishing between blood culture contamination and clinical significance.

Keywords

• Fusarium
• Bisifusarium
• Blood culture
• Immunocompetent
• CLABSI
• Voriconazole