Table 1.
Patient | Sex | Age (yr) | Predisposing factor(s) | Fusarium infecting isolate | Positive biological sample(s) | Serum GM index range |
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1 | M | 29 | Allo-HSCT | F. oxysporum | Pleural fluid | 0.69–0.90 |
2 | M | 63 | Leukemia | F. oxysporum | Bronchial secretions | 1.40–2.30 |
3 | M | 55 | AML | F. proliferatum | Blood | 0.89–0.86 |
4 | F | 61 | Allo-HSCT | F. proliferatum | Blood | 1.37–2.33 |
5 | F | 56 | AML, allo-HSCT | F. proliferatum | Blood | 0.7–2.15 |
6 | M | 8 | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | F. proliferatum | Blood | 0.53–7.7 |
7 | M | 19 | ALL, auto-HSCT | F. proliferatum | Blood | 0.54–1.45 |
8 | F | 57 | Postchemotherapy aplasia, RAEB | FSSC | Purulent nasal discharge | 0.50–0.60 |
9 | M | 41 | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, allo-HSCT | F. verticillioides | Skin biopsy | Negative |
10 | M | 5 | ALL | F. verticillioides | Blood | Negative |
11 | F | 9 | ALL, auto-HSCT | F. verticillioides | Blood | 0.70–4.16 |
M, male; F, female; allo-HSCT, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; RAEB, refractory anemia with excess blasts; auto-HSCT, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; FSSC, Fusarium solani species complex.