Rapid genomic diagnosis of fungal infections in the age of next-generation sequencing

CC Tsang, JLL Teng, SKP Lau, PCY Woo - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have recently developed beyond the
research realm and started to mature into clinical applications. Here, we review the current …

Blastomycosis—Some progress but still much to learn

MF Pullen, JD Alpern, NC Bahr - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Blastomycosis, caused by Blastomyces spp., is an endemic mycosis capable of causing
significant disease throughout the body. Higher rates of infection are seen in the Mississippi …

Diagnosis of pulmonary infections due to endemic fungi

V Poplin, C Smith, D Milsap, L Zabel, NC Bahr - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endemic mycoses including Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Paracoccidioides,
and Talaromyces are dimorphic fungi that can cause a variety of clinical manifestations …

[HTML][HTML] A case of blastomyces dermatitidis diagnosed following travel to Colorado: a case report and review of literature

GV Cuddapah, MZ Malik, A Arremsetty Jr, A Fagelman - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, is one of the most frequent causes of
endemic fungal infections in the United States as well as various other parts of the world …

Molecular diagnosis of endemic mycoses

C Valero, MT Martín-Gómez, MJ Buitrago - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diagnosis of endemic mycoses is still challenging. The moderated availability of reliable
diagnostic methods, the lack of clinical suspicion out of endemic areas and the limitations of …