Emergomyces canadensis, a Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Systemic Human Disease in North America

Schwartz, Ilan S.; Sanche, Stephen; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Patterson, Thomas F.; Sigler, Lynne

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Emergomyces canadensis, a Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Systemic Human Disease in North America

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Apr 2018
By Schwartz, Ilan S. ; Sanche, Stephen ; Wiederhold, Nathan P. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Schwartz, Ilan S. ; Sanche, Stephen ; Wiederhold, Nathan P. ; Patterson, Thomas F. ; Sigler, Lynne
Description:

We report 4 patients in North America with disease caused by Emergomyces canadensis, a newly proposed species of pathogenic dimorphic fungus. Affected persons were immunocompromised; lived in Saskatchewan, Colorado, and New Mexico; and had systemic disease involving blood, skin, cervix, lung, and lymph node. Two cases were fatal.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Antifungal Agents/pharmacology Ascomycota Comorbidity Dispatch Female Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Mycoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(4):758-761.
Pubmed ID:

29553321
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5875289
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

North America
Location:

North America
Volume:

24
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:64727754c2a9f7aa28cfd37e8233212d012770148db05c2856e43d07a3022c6d
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