Blastomyces

Blastomycosis in Dogs Jaime Green Volunteer State Community College 15 April 2017 Blastomycosis, also known as North American Blastomycosis and Gilchrist’s Disease in humans, is a fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces Dermatitidis. This fungus occurs naturally in North America and infections are most often seen in geographic areas located near water, such as Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri river basins. This systemic yeast like fungal infection occurs more frequently in male dogs, but females can also contract the illness. Blastomycosis is most often diagnosed in large breed dogs weighing 25 kg or more and especially seen in sporting breeds. These dogs are more often exposed to areas where Blastomyces…

the unity of histopathology in diagnosing infectious disease have it all establish, and how the diagnostic histopathology is being developed more rapidly and specific. And if microbiologist, pathologists and clinicians work together they can easily diagnose difficult diseases. 19. Please list and define any new vocabulary term you learned by reading this article (Please list at least 5 vocabulary terms ) Candida Albicans: It’s a yeast infection, a fungal infection on skin or mucous membranes…

Dimorphic fungi can switch between yeast and mold forms to suit pathogen colonization. The mold form is nonpathogenic and found in the environment so transmission by spores is possible. Once inhaled, the spores convert into the yeast form and become pathogenic within the host. Common dimorphic fungi include Blastomyces, Coccidioides, and Histoplasma (31). This patient has a disseminated form of Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum. Histoplasma is the most common dimorphic mycoses that can cause…

periarticular tissue can also lead to this infection. Certain bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenza are the most common to infect a joint. E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are bacteria that can potentially infect a joint of high-risk individuals such as intravenous drug abusers or the elderly. Sexually active young adults are at risk of a bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae that can form septic arthritis. Salmonella is a bacterium that can present itself and create…

cell wall components (The bacterial equivalent is peptidoglycan). Caspofungin, micafungin, and anidulafungin are semisynthetic echinocandin derivatives with clinical use due to their solubility, antifungal spectrum, and pharmacokinetic properties. THERAPEUTIC USES Drugs and drug candidates in this class are fungicidal against some yeasts (most species of Candida, but not against Cryptococcus, Trichosporon, and Rhodotorula). Echinocandins also have displayed activity against Candida biofilms,…