Evidence of delayed dissemination or re-infection with Blastomyces in two immunocompetent hosts

Relapse or recurrence of blastomycosis in patients is rare. Re-infection of a patient with blastomycosis has not been previously reported. In this report, we describe relapse or reinfection with Blastomyces in 2 immunocompetent patients. This is the first study in which genetic typing was performed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anderson, Jennifer L., Meece, Jennifer K., Hall, Matthew C., Frost, Holly M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5035351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27699146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.09.002
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Sumario:Relapse or recurrence of blastomycosis in patients is rare. Re-infection of a patient with blastomycosis has not been previously reported. In this report, we describe relapse or reinfection with Blastomyces in 2 immunocompetent patients. This is the first study in which genetic typing was performed on paired Blastomyces isolates from the same patient obtained months apart.

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