Nel JS, Bartelt LA, van Duin D, Lachiewicz AM. Endemic Mycoses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2018;
32:667-685. [PMID:
30146029 DOI:
10.1016/j.idc.2018.04.007]
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Abstract
The endemic mycoses are a group of thermally dimorphic fungal pathogens occupying a specific geographic range. In North America, the chief endemic mycoses are histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis. Endemic fungi can cause serious infections in solid organ transplant recipients from primary infection, reactivation of latent disease, or donor-derived infection.
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