title: Blastomycosis in man after kinkajou bite.
abstract: We report transmission of Blastomyces dermatitidis fungal infection from a pet kinkajou to a man. When treating a patient with a recalcitrant infection and a history of an animal bite, early and complete animal necropsy and consideration of nonbacterial etiologies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. ggt5@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Julie R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Blaney
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lindsley
authors.forename: Sherif R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zaki
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Clifton P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: April J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Landau
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanderbush
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D045988:Procyonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*