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

Apr 2018
By Schwartz, Ilan S. ; Sanche, Stephen ; Wiederhold, Nathan P. ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(4):758-761.

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

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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.
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Adult Aged Antifungal Agents/pharmacology Ascomycota Comorbidity Dispatch Female Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Mycoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 24(4):758-761.
Pubmed ID:

29553321
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5875289
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Journal Article
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North America
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North America
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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