Blastomyces dermatitidis serine protease dipeptidyl peptidase IVA (DppIVA) cleaves ELR+CXC chemokines altering their effects on neutrophils [PDF]
Cell Microbiol, 2017 Blastomycosis elicits a pyogranulomatous inflammatory response that involves a prominent recruitment of neutrophils to the site of infection. Although neutrophils are efficiently recruited to the site of infection, this event is paradoxically coupled ...
Jenna L. Lorenzini +3 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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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.
Jennifer Meece, A Townsend Peterson
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The unappreciated intracellular lifestyle of Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
J Immunol, 2015 Blastomyces dermatitidis, a dimorphic fungus and the causative agent of blastomycosis, is widely considered an extracellular pathogen, with little evidence for a facultative intracellular lifestyle.
Alana Sterkel +3 more
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Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy [PDF]
Case Rep Neurol, 2015 A 52-year-old male on chronic prednisone for polymyalgia rheumatica presented with a subacute history of headaches, nausea, phonophobia, intermittent diplopia and gait instability.
Desmond A. Brown +4 more
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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 ...
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Correction: Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a Cryptic Species Blastomyces gilchristii, sp. nov. within the Human Pathogenic Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059237.].
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Mannose Receptor Is Required for Optimal Induction of Vaccine-Induced T-Helper Type 17 Cells and Resistance to Blastomyces dermatitidis Infection. [PDF]
J Infect Dis, 2016 We investigated how innate sensing by the mannose receptor (MR) influences the development of antifungal immunity. We demonstrate that MR senses mannan on the surface of attenuated Blastomyces dermatitidis vaccine yeast and that MR(-/-) mice demonstrate ...
Huafeng Wang +6 more
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Fungal Morphology, Iron Homeostasis, and Lipid Metabolism Regulated by a GATA Transcription Factor in Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
PLoS Pathog, 2015 In response to temperature, Blastomyces dermatitidis converts between yeast and mold forms. Knowledge of the mechanism(s) underlying this response to temperature remains limited. In B.
Amber J. Marty +10 more
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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Stability studies on different yeast lysate antigens
Open Journal of Immunology, 2013 In Trial 1, 19 lots of Blastomyces dermatitidis (T-58; Tennessee dog isolate) were assayed to determine the stability of the reagents following storage.
Tiffany R. Allison +2 more
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