Risk Factors for Acquisition of Endemic Blastomycosis

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dc.contributor.authorChoptiany, Maxym
dc.contributor.authorWiebe, Lyle
dc.contributor.authorLimerick, Bill
dc.contributor.authorSarsfield, Pete
dc.contributor.authorCheang, Mary
dc.contributor.authorLight, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorHammond, Greg
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorTrepman, Elly
dc.contributor.authorPappas, Peter
dc.contributor.authorEmbil, John M
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-08T15:54:27Z
dc.date.available2016-06-08T15:54:27Z
dc.date.issued2009-1-1
dc.date.updated2016-06-07T06:57:03Z
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is potentially fatal, but environmental risk factors for acquiring blastomycosis are not well established.METHOD: Matched cross-sectional questionnaire of 112 patients with history of blastomycosis and 118 control subjects in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.RESULTS: The most common tissues involved with blastomycosis were pulmonary, skin and soft tissues, and bone. A significantly greater proportion of patients with blastomycosis than control subjects were involved in outdoor occupations. A significantly greater percentage of patients with blastomycosis were immunosuppressed either from collagen vascular disease or immunosuppressive therapy, or had hypothyroidism. A significant association between canine and human blastomycosis was not observed.CONCLUSIONS: Independent risk factors for development of blastomycosis included immunosuppression for any reason (including drugs or disease), collagen vascular disease, being an outdoor worker, and having a coworker with blastomycosis. Canine blastomycosis was not a risk factor for human disease in dog owners.
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dc.identifier.citationMaxym Choptiany, Lyle Wiebe, Bill Limerick, et al., “Risk Factors for Acquisition of Endemic Blastomycosis,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 117-121, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/824101
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/824101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31380
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2009 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleRisk Factors for Acquisition of Endemic Blastomycosis
dc.typeJournal Article
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