Blastomyces gilchristiias Cause of Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Authors:
- Daniel DalcinDDDaniel Dalcin
- Aaron RothsteinARAaron Rothstein
- Joanna SpinatoJSJoanna Spinato
- Nicholas EscottNENicholas Escott
- Julianne V. KusJKJulianne V. Kus
Open Access
- 1 February 2016
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (2) , 306-308
Abstract
Since the 2013 description of Blastomyces gilchristii, research describing the virulence or clinical outcome of B. gilchristii infection has been lacking. We report molecular evidence of B. gilchristii as an etiologic agent of fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome. B. gilchristii infection was confirmed by PCR and sequence analysis.Keywords
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