Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti hemodialysis graft infection

Abstract

Hemodialysis graft infections typically occur as a result of contamination by skin flora at the time of insertion or become secondarily infected after high-grade bacteremia. Infection of implanted vascular devices with filamentous fungi is rare. We report a case of infection of an implanted polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis graft with Fusarium incarnatum/equiseti that did not grow in cultures of tissue but was identified by molecular means.

Keywords

• Fusarium, filamentous fungi, hemodialysis graft, post-operative infection