Epidemiologic and Ecologic Features of Blastomycosis: A Review
Epidemiologic and Ecologic Features of Blastomycosis: A Review
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DOI：
10.1007/s12281-012-0110-1
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发表时间：
2012-12-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Davis, Jeffrey P.
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作者：
Benedict, Kaitlin;Roy, Monika;Davis, Jeffrey P.
芽生菌病是一种由皮炎芽生菌引起的潜在致命感染，皮炎芽生菌是北美俄亥俄、密西西比河流域和五大湖周围地区特有的一种真菌。芽孢菌病的临床表现、诊断技术和治疗策略在文献中有较好的描述；然而，该病的流行病学特征不像其他地方性真菌病（如组织浆菌病和球孢子菌病）那样明确。我们回顾了皮炎杆菌和芽孢菌病的生态学和流行病学方面，包括地理分布、环境生态位、季节性和可能的危险因素。
Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus endemic to North America in areas surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys and the Great Lakes. The clinical manifestations, diagnostic techniques, and treatment strategies for blastomycosis are relatively well-described in the literature; however, the epidemiologic features of disease are not as clearly defined as those of other endemic mycoses, such as histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis. We review the ecologic and epidemiologic aspects of B. dermatitidis and blastomycosis, including geographic distribution, environmental niche, seasonality, and possible risk factors.