Blastomycosis in Man after Kinkajou Bite

We report transmission of Blastomyces dermatitidis fungal infection from a pet kinkajou to a man. When treating a patient with a recalcitrant infection and a history of an animal bite, early and complete animal necropsy and consideration of nonbacterial etiologies are needed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Harris, Julie R., Blaney, David D., Lindsley, Mark D., Zaki, Sherif R., Paddock, Christopher D., Drew, Clifton P., Johnson, April J., Landau, Douglas, Vanderbush, Joel, Baker, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291603
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.101046
Descripción
Sumario:We report transmission of Blastomyces dermatitidis fungal infection from a pet kinkajou to a man. When treating a patient with a recalcitrant infection and a history of an animal bite, early and complete animal necropsy and consideration of nonbacterial etiologies are needed.

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