Human and Canine Pulmonary Blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001–2002

We investigated a cluster of blastomycosis in 8 humans and 4 dogs in a rural North Carolina community. Delayed diagnosis, difficulty isolating Blastomyces dermatitidis in nature, and lack of a sensitive and specific test to assess exposure make outbreaks of this disease difficult to study.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: MacDonald, Pia D.M., Langley, Rick L., Gerkin, Susan R., Torok, Michelle R., MacCormack, J. Newton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16965704
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1208.050781
Descripción
Sumario:We investigated a cluster of blastomycosis in 8 humans and 4 dogs in a rural North Carolina community. Delayed diagnosis, difficulty isolating Blastomyces dermatitidis in nature, and lack of a sensitive and specific test to assess exposure make outbreaks of this disease difficult to study.

Ejemplares similares