Isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis from an earthen floor in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
The first Canadian isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis from nature is recorded. This was from the earthern floor of a petroleum filtering shed located in southwestern Ontario. A technician working in this environment became infected and was diagnosed as having systemic blastomycosis with meningeal involvement.
D000368:Aged; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001759:Blastomycosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D009864:Ontario; D012988:Soil Microbiology