Sudnik Paulina, Passarelli Patrick, Branche Angela, Giampoli Ellen, Louie Ted
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 5;11(12):ofae711. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae711. eCollection 2024 Dec.
is a pathogenic dimorphic fungus with evolving epidemiology. Initially described as endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, the infection now regularly occurs in central and eastern United States, with cases reported across the entire country. Transmission happens via inhalation of conidia during activities that disturb fungal hyphae. Sporadic cases related to individual exposures now outnumber work-related outbreak cases in the United States. We describe 2 fatal cases of histoplasmosis in Rochester, New York, associated with exposure to bat guano as a fertilizer for cannabis cultivation, including 1 case in which it was commercially obtained.
是一种流行病学不断演变的致病性双态真菌。最初被描述为俄亥俄河谷和密西西比河谷的地方病，现在这种感染在美国中部和东部经常发生，全国各地都有病例报告。传播是在干扰真菌菌丝的活动期间通过吸入分生孢子发生的。在美国，与个体接触相关的散发病例现在超过了与工作相关的暴发病例。我们描述了纽约罗切斯特2例与接触蝙蝠粪便作为大麻种植肥料相关的组织胞浆菌病死亡病例，其中1例是通过商业途径获得的。
