Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection that most commonly affects dogs and humans. The disease is thought to be endemic in southern regions of Michigan, USA, but epidemiologic investigations have not been reported in detail for this state. The primary aims of this study were to investigate...
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Shelnutt, L. M.; Kaneene, J. B.; Carneiro, P. A. M.; Langlois, D. K.
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
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Medical Mycology, 2020, 58, 5, pp 609-616
The diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis (CM) in dogs is typically based on clinical presentation, serology, and (less frequently) spherule identification. Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) is the most commonly employed serological method, but AGID is slow (requiring up to a week for titer). A ...
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Holbrook, E. D.; Greene, R. T.; Rubin, S. I.; Renschler, J. S.; Book, B. P.; Hanzlicek, A. S.; Durkin, M. M.; Smedema, M. L.; Wheat, L. J.
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
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Medical Mycology, 2019, 57, 7, pp 800-806
Background: The Blastomyces antigen concentration in urine (BACU) test is used to diagnose blastomycosis and monitor treatment in dogs. It is unknown if a higher BACU is associated with shorter survival. Objectives: To determine if the magnitude of BACU before treatment is associated with survival...
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Motschenbacher, L. O.; Furrow, E.; Rendahl, A. K.; Nell, E. G.; Anderson, K. L.; Merkel, L. K.; Patterson, E. E.
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Wiley, Boston, USA
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021, 35, 2, pp 946-953
Background: Hypovitaminosis D is common in humans with tuberculosis, and adequate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations may improve response to therapy. The pathomechanism of Blastomyces dermatitidis is similar to that of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the 25(OH)D status of dogs with ...
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O'Brien, M. A.; McMichael, M. A.; Boedec, K. le
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Wiley, Boston, USA
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2018, 32, 5, pp 1684-1691
The disease burden and impact of canine blastomycosis in Wisconsin is uncertain. We surveyed small-animal veterinary practices to obtain estimates of disease incidence, determine patient outcomes, and investigate variation in diagnostic and treatment strategies used by veterinarians. Veterinarians...
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Anderson, J. L.; Dieckman, J. L.; Reed, K. D.; Meece, J. K.
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
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Medical Mycology, 2014, 52, 7, pp 774-779
Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal disease of humans and other animals produced by the thermally dimorphic fungal organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis. Recent studies have focused on the utilization of antibody and antigen detection in the development of immunoassays for the diagnosis of ...
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Hammon, J. T.; Kennell, B. C.; Scalarone, G. M.
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Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
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Mycopathologia, 2019, 184, 5, pp 661-666
A 9 yr old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for progressive dyspnea. Inspiratory stridor and inspiratory and expiratory dyspnea were present, consistent with an upper airway obstruction. A laryngeal exam revealed severe thickening of the arytenoid cartilages and masses associated with the ...
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Vertloo, L. R. van; Gettinger, M. R.; Naiman, J. H.; Haynes, J. S.
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American Animal Hospital Association, Denver, USA
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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 2020, 56, 3, pp 181-184
Objective - To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for antibodies to a recombinant Blastomyces adhesin-1 repeat antigen (rBAD-1) to aid in the diagnosis of blastomycosis in dogs and compare the findings with results from other tests used for this purpose. Design...
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Mourning, A. C.; Patterson, E. E.; Kirsch, E. J.; Renschler, J. S.; Wolf, L. A.; Paris, J. K.; Durkin, M. M.; Wheat, L. J.
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American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2015, 247, 10, pp 1133-1138
Objective: To determine the most common etiologies of panuveitis in a group of dogs, patient response to therapy, and visual outcome. Design: Retrospective study. Materials and methods: Medical records of 55 dogs diagnosed with panuveitis at the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital...
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Bergstrom, B. E.; Stiles, J.; Townsend, W. M.
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Wiley, Boston, USA
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2017, 20, 5, pp 390-397
The aim of this report was to describe six cases of canine splenic blastomycosis between 2013 and 2017 in two pathology laboratories in Bogotá, Colombia (Anatomopathology Laboratory of the University of La Salle-Bogotá, pathology laboratory of CORPAVET©). The samples were obtained by splenectomy...
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Palacios, A. F.; Piñeros, R.; Barato, P.; Suárez, F.
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú (RIVEP), 2019, 30, 2, pp 988-993