Blastomycosis is endemic in regions of North America that border the Great Lakes and the
St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Mississippi River and Ohio River basins. Men are …

Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide have historically relied on phenotypic methods
(ie, culture and biochemical tests) for detection, identification and characterization of …

Fungal infections are a rising threat to our immunocompromised patient population, as well
as other nonimmunocompromised patients with various medical conditions. However, little …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

The advent of the 21st century has seen significant advances in the methods and practices
used for identification of medically important molds in the clinical microbiology laboratory …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of 83 clinical
Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species complex isolated in Beijing, China, between …

Invasive fungal infections are an important cause of infectious morbidity. Nonculture-based
methods are increasingly used for rapid, accurate diagnosis to improve patient outcomes …

The DiversiLab system, which uses repetitive sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) to genotype
micro-organisms, was evaluated as a molecular typing tool for members of the genus …

Although the natural history and ecology of Coccidioides spp. have been studied for over
100 years, many fundamental questions about this fungus remain unanswered. Two of the …

Blastomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a high prevalence in the Midwest of the United
States. The fungus inhabits soil, and human infection occurs through inhalation. Its asexual …