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Blastomycosis in Ontario, 1994–2003

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
We describe a case of blastomycosis in an 8-year-old boy with Blastomyces-associated osteomyelitis and possible pulmonary involvement. We also identify 309 cases of blastomycosis in Ontario that were seen during a 10-year period, 57% of which occurred ...
Shaun K. Morris, Jason Brophy, Susan E. Richardson, Richard Summerbell, Patricia C. Parkin, Frances Jamieson, Bill Limerick, Lyle Wiebe, E. Lee Ford-Jones   +8 more
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Blastomyces dermatitidis Yeast Lysate Antigen Combinations: Antibody Detection in Dogs with Blastomycosis

Veterinary Medicine International, 2013
The systemic fungal infection, blastomycosis, which infects both humans and animals has presented a diagnostic challenge for clinicians for many years.
A. Boyd, Jamie L. VanDyke, G. Scalarone
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Isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast from lung tissue during murine infection for in vivo transcriptional profiling

Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2013
B. dermatitidis belongs to a group of thermally dimorphic fungi that grow as sporulating mold in the soil and convert to pathogenic yeast in the lung following inhalation of spores. Knowledge about the molecular events important for fungal adaptation and
Amber J. Marty, M. Wüthrich, J. Carmen, T. Sullivan, B. Klein, Christina A. Cuomo, G. Gauthier   +6 more
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Associação da rifampicina à anfotericina B no tratamento da paracoccidioidomicose: resultados em três pacientes tratados Association of Amphotericin B and Rifampicin in the treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis. Report of efficacy in three cases

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1984
Trabalhos experimentais demonstraram que a anfotericina B, desorganizando funcionalmente a membrana celular fúngica, permite a penetração da rifampicina no citoplasma e sua conseqüente ação contra Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis e ...
Bodo Wanke, Paulo Nolasco Pedrosa, Gustavo Dos Santos Brêtas, Sérgio Setúbal   +3 more
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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Chitinase Homology Model, in Silico Docking, and Inhibition Assay

, 2012
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes the disease blastomycosis. Currently there are a limited number of effective treatments, many of which have harsh side effects.
A. Searle, V. Winston, G. Scalarone
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Blastomyces dermatitidis septins CDC3, CDC10, and CDC12 impact the morphology of yeast and hyphae, but are not required for the phase transition

Medical Mycology, 2012
Blastomyces dermatitidis , the etiologic agent of blastomycosis, belongs to a group of thermally dimorphic fungi that change between mold (22°C) and yeast (37°C) in response to temperature.
Amber J. Marty, G. Gauthier
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Variation in Host Resistance to Blastomyces dermatitidis: Potential Use of Genetic Reference Panels and Advances in Immunophenotyping of Diverse Mouse Strains. [PDF]

mBio, 2022
Kohn EM, Taira C, Dobson H, Dias LDS, Okaa U, Wiesner DL, Wüthrich M, Klein BS.   +7 more
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A case report of disseminated blastomycosis presenting as a renal mass

Human Pathology Reports
Blastomycosis, caused by dimorphic fungi from the genus Blastomyces, is an endemic disease of the midwestern United States that typically presents as pulmonary disease mimicking community acquired pneumonia.
Casey Vieni, Bobbi S. Pritt, Loren Herrera Hernandez   +2 more
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Cutaneous lesions and early presentation of disseminated blastomycosis: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis , which is hyperendemic to areas of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Delayed diagnosis is common due to the condition’s nonspecific clinical presentation, often resembling malignancy or ...
Lily Xu, Annie Langley, Alice Gwyn, Mara Boyle, Yoko Schreiber   +4 more
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A rare case of miliary blastomycosis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the fungi Blastomyces dermatitidis. Presentation from this infection is variable, ranging from asymptomatic cases to disseminated infection. The Capital District of New York is not traditionally considered an
Laura E. Ramirez, Alexander K. Foyt, Noureldien Darwish, Llewellyn Foulke, Christian Kostowniak, Amit Chopra   +5 more
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