Phylogeographic Analysis of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii Reveals an Association with North American Freshwater Drainage Basins [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii are dimorphic fungal pathogens that cause serious pulmonary and systemic infections in humans. Although their natural habitat is in the environment, little is known about their specific ecologic niche ...
Elizabeth M Brown, Susan E Richardson
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Autochthonous Blastomyces dermatitidis, India [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesBlastomyces spp. fungi, the causal agent of blastomycosis, are common in North America but do occur in other areas of the world. The most prevalent pathogen in the genus is B. dermatitidis. Most B. dermatitidis isolates originate from North America, but
Anuradha Chowdhary +6 more
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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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A rare case of Blastomyces dermatitidis brain abscess in an immunocompetent host [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Here we present a case of a 41-year old immunocompetent female from central Maryland, who presented with new onset seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain revealed a solitary ring-enhancing lesion.
Magdalena Slomka, James Doub
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Changing Patterns of Disease Severity in Blastomyces dermatitidis Infection, Quebec, Canada [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 This retrospective multicenter cohort study assessed temporal changes in the severity and mortality rate of blastomycosis in Quebec, Canada, and identified risk factors for death in patients with blastomycosis in 1988–2016. The primary outcome was 90-day
Alex Carignan +8 more
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Cutaneous clues to a fungal culprit: disseminated Blastomycosis presenting as inflammatory monoarthritis — a Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBlastomycosis is a dimorphic fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and related species, classically presenting with pulmonary and cutaneous involvement. Musculoskeletal manifestations, particularly monoarthritis, are rare and diagnostically
Paddy Ssentongo +9 more
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A Blastomycosis dermatitis with only skin manifestations: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Fungal BiologyBackground and objectiveInfections caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis can usually affect nearly every organ in the body, including the lungs, skin, bones, and genitourinary system.MethodsWe present a case of a 33-year-old Chinese male who developed ...
Zhuren Ruan +5 more
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Ecologic Niche Modeling of Blastomyces dermatitidis in Wisconsin [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 BACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal mycosis that is acquired by inhaling infectious spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis present in the environment.
Kurt D Reed, A Townsend Peterson
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Necrotizing pneumonia due to blastomycosis: Diagnostic challenges and the emerging role of cell-free DNA testing [PDF]
IDCasesBlastomycosis is the clinical manifestation of infection caused by the yeast phase of the thermally dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, an environmentally poorly understood endemic North American mycosis that can progress to severe pulmonary ...
Edward Tubberville +3 more
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CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Disruption Reveals the Importance of Zinc Metabolism for Fitness of the Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen
mBio, 2018 Blastomyces dermatitidis is a human fungal pathogen of the lung that can lead to disseminated disease in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. Genetic analysis of this fungus is hampered by the relative inefficiency of traditional recombination ...
Gregory C. Kujoth +7 more
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