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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00205-08
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Pseudallescheria fusoidea: a new cause of osteomyelitis

Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Unit of Microbiology, Medical School, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Spain; Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: mlindsley{at}cdc.gov.

	Abstract

Osteomyelitis resulting from a mould infection often presents as a chronic and indolent disease process. Described, for the first time, is a case of osteomyelitis of the foot caused by the mould Pseudallescheria fusoidea which resulted from traumatic implantation after an injury sustained three years earlier.