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Development of a duplex real-time PCR assay for the differentiation of Blastomyces dermatitidis and B. gilchristii and a retrospective study of blastomycosis in New York (2005-2019)

2020-08-14 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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Blastomycosis due to Blastomyces dermatitidis and B. gilchristii is a notable cause of respiratory mycoses in North America with recurrent outbreaks. We developed a highly sensitive, specific, and reproducible Taqman duplex real-time PCR assay for the differentiation of B. dermatitidis and B. gilchristii. The new assay permitted retrospective analysis of Blastomyces cultures (2005 to 2019), and primary clinical specimens (2013-2019) from NY patients. Blastomyces dermatitidis was the causal agent...

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