Species Distribution and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of 75 Clinical Isolates of <i>Fusarium</i> spp. from Northern Italy

Abstract

Fusarium isolates from 75 Italian patients were identified by molecular methods, and their susceptibilities to antifungals were tested in vitro. Fusarium verticillioides was the species most frequently isolated from deep-seated infections, and F. solani was the species most frequently isolated from superficial infections. F. solani isolates showed high azole MICs, while F. verticillioides isolates showed low posaconazole MICs.