Two US maps show patient data. Map A: 'Patients who underwent testing'. States are shaded based on testing percentages(≤2.9% to ≥10.0%). Map B: 'Patients who received a diagnosis', also shaded by percentage (0.0% to ≥10.0%). Some states marked 'Not available'.

Among adults with outpatient community-acquired pneumonia, only 5% underwent diagnostic testing for #Blastomycosis, #Coccidioidomycosis, or #Histoplasmosis, underscoring potential for missed fungal diagnoses. ja.ma/3Lscrpd

Accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial for infections such as #histoplasmosis, #blastomycosis, and #coccidioidomycosis. Understand the use cases and limitations of various diagnostic strategies for these infections. Learn more: www.chestnet.org/guidelines-a...
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Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis: Progress and possibilities Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis are important global fungal infections that primarily start as pulmonary pathogens but can lead to disseminated, fatal disease requiring prolonged antifungal therapy.

📣 Lovely comprehensive new review on #histoplasmosis and #blastomycosis by @mikescolarici.bsky.social & @germatologist.bsky.social

Climate change means these #fungi are growing & spreading.
🙏 to these experts for keeping us up to date!

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The first CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of 2025 The largest blastomycosis outbreak linked to a paper mill in Michigan and a 56% increase in tularemia cases over the past decade.

The first CDC #MMWR of 2025 reports the largest recorded #blastomycosis outbreak in the US, linked to a paper mill in Michigan, and a 56% rise in #tularemia cases from 2011 to 2022. #IDsky #MEDsky

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Pulmonary Blastomycosis, BAL, Pap stain, 40x and GMS stain, 40x: caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis spores, broad-based budding yeasts with thick, refractile cell walls!
#pathology #pathsky #cytopathology #cytosky #lungpathology #blastomycosis #pulomonaryblastomycosis #microbiology #pathart #cytoart