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 …

Fungal infections are a significant source of morbidity in the lung transplant population via
direct allograft damage and predisposing patients to the development of chronic lung …

Purpose The diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis is usually delayed because of its non-
specific presentation. We aimed to assess the extent of diagnostic delay in hospitalized …

Background: Blastomycosis is an environmentally acquired fungal disease that can cause
severe illness, with approximately 65% of reported cases requiring hospitalization. Recent …

Background Blastomycosis is an environmentally acquired fungal infection that can result in
severe pulmonary illness and high hospitalization rates. In 2023, a blastomycosis outbreak …

Diagnostic delay leads to poor outcomes in infections, and it occurs more often when the
causative agent is unusual. Delays are attributable to failing to consider such diagnoses in a …

The most common dimorphic fungi isolated from clinical specimens in North America are
Coccidioides immitis, Coccidioides posadasii, Blastomyces dermatitidis species complex …

Objectives: To evaluate critical care provider perspectives about diagnostic practices for rare
and atypical infections and the potential for using artificial intelligence (AI) as a decision …

This case report depicts two patients with morbid obesity who presented to the ED with signs
and symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia and were treated accordingly. Despite …

A 73-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes presented with progressive hypoxemia requiring
intubation. Her diagnosis was thought to be secondary to metastatic malignancy based on …