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

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

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 ly...

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Main Authors: Ilan S. Schwartz, Stephen Sanche, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Thomas F. Patterson, Lynne Sigler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Emergomyces canadensis
Es. canadensis
Onygenales
opportunistic infections
mycology
mycoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1765_article
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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