Histoplasmosis cluster, golf course, Canada

Histoplasmosis cluster, golf course, Canada

We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2006-01, Vol.12 (1), p.163-165
Hauptverfasser: Anderson, Heather, Honish, Lance, Taylor, Geoff, Johnson, Marcia, Tovstiuk, Chrystyna, Fanning, Anne, Tyrrell, Gregory, Rennie, Robert, Jaipaul, Joy, Sand, Crystal, Probert, Steven
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Canada
Canada - epidemiology
Case studies
Construction workers
Development and progression
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Environmental aspects
epidemiology
Female
Golf
Golf courses
Health aspects
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis - epidemiology
Humans
Lung Diseases, Fungal - epidemiology
Male
outbreak
Remodeling and renovation
soil
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Zusammenfassung:We report a cluster of 4 cases of acute histoplasmosis (1 culture proven and 3 with positive serology, of which 2 were symptomatic) associated with exposure to soil during a golf course renovation. Patients in western Canada with compatible symptoms should be tested for histoplasmosis, regardless of their travel or exposure history.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1201.051083