Red Fox as Sentinel for Blastomyces dermatitidis, Ontario, Canada [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus that can cause fatal infection in humans and other mammals, is not readily recoverable from soil, its environmental reservoir. Because of the red fox’s widespread distribution, susceptibility to B.
Nicole M. Nemeth +5 more
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Human and Canine Blastomycosis Cases Associated with Riverside Neighborhood, Wisconsin, USA, December 2021–March 2022 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe investigated a blastomycosis cluster among humans and canines in a neighborhood in Wisconsin, United States. We conducted interviews and collected serum specimens for Blastomyces antibody testing by enzyme immunoassay. Although no definitive exposure
Hannah E. Segaloff +11 more
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Admixture in the fungal pathogen Blastomyces. [PDF]
GeneticsAbstract Blastomyces is an emerging primary fungal pathogen that affects patients worldwide. The evolutionary processes that have resulted in the current diversity in the genus remain largely unexplored. We used whole-genome sequences from 99 Blastomyces isolates, including 2 sequenced in this study using long-read technologies, to infer
Jofre GI +6 more
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Phylogeny, ecology and taxonomy of systemic pathogens and their relatives in Ajellomycetaceae (Onygenales): Blastomyces, Emergomyces, Emmonsia, Emmonsiellopsis [PDF]
Fungal Diversity, 2018 Y-P Jiang, Karolina Dukik, Lynne Sigler
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A Rare Case of Blastomycosis in a Psoriasis Patient Treated With Ustekinumab (Stelara). [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition mediated by T‐helper 1 (Th1) and T‐helper 17 (Th17) cytokines, including interleukin (IL)‐12, IL‐23, IL‐17, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α). Ustekinumab, a human monoclonal antibody against the p40 subunit of IL‐12/23, has revolutionized treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis but ...
Ghaffar F +6 more
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Blastomycosis Pneumonia as an Unusual Cause of Horner Syndrome: Case Report and Review
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 We describe an immunocompetent patient with Horner syndrome secondary to invasive Blastomyces pneumonia and provide a review of the rare infectious etiologies of this syndrome.
Brent A. Schotl +4 more
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Disseminated blastomycosis presenting with genitourinary abscesses
Urology Case Reports, 2023 A 25 year old male presented with several weeks of fevers and testicular pain. Workup demonstrated scrotal and prostatic abscesses. Fluid from these following surgical drainage revealed Blastomyces dermatitidis. He was treated with 12 months of oral anti-
Tyler A. Wittmann +2 more
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Pharmacokinetics of isavuconazole in healthy cats after oral and intravenous administration
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022 Background Isavuconazole is a triazole antifungal drug that has shown good efficacy in human patients. Absorption and pharmacokinetics have not been evaluated in cats.
Dennis J. Woerde +2 more
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Blastomycosis: A Review of Mycological and Clinical Aspects
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Blastomycosis is caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus that thrives in moist acidic soil. Blastomyces dermatitidis is the species responsible for most infections in North America and is especially common in areas around the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Linder +2 more
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021 Blastomyces species (spp) can cause clinical disease affecting nearly every organ system, including the skeletal system. However, isolated joint involvement without concurrent osteomyelitis is rare, especially in children.
Emily Schildt, Robyn Bockrath
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