Histoplasmosis Cluster, Golf Course, Canada

We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Heather, Honish, Lance, Taylor, Geoff, Johnson, Marcia, Tovstiuk, Chrystyna, Fanning, Anne, Tyrrell, Gregory, Rennie, Robert, Jaipaul, Joy, Sand, Crystal, Probert, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16494738
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.051083
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author Anderson, Heather
Honish, Lance
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Johnson, Marcia
Tovstiuk, Chrystyna
Fanning, Anne
Tyrrell, Gregory
Rennie, Robert
Jaipaul, Joy
Sand, Crystal
Probert, Steven
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Tovstiuk, Chrystyna
Fanning, Anne
Tyrrell, Gregory
Rennie, Robert
Jaipaul, Joy
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description We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of their travel or exposure history.
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spelling pubmed-32914052012-03-05 Histoplasmosis Cluster, Golf Course, Canada Anderson, Heather Honish, Lance Taylor, Geoff Johnson, Marcia Tovstiuk, Chrystyna Fanning, Anne Tyrrell, Gregory Rennie, Robert Jaipaul, Joy Sand, Crystal Probert, Steven Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of their travel or exposure history. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3291405/ /pubmed/16494738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.051083 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Anderson, Heather
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Tovstiuk, Chrystyna
Fanning, Anne
Tyrrell, Gregory
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Jaipaul, Joy
Sand, Crystal
Probert, Steven
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