Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease affecting humans and other mammals caused by the soil-dwelling fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Abortion due to Coccidioides spp. infection is rare in domestic animals and transplacental transmission is considered uncommon in women. This report describes a case of placental-fetal infection and abortion in an alpaca with disseminated C. posadasii infection. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing were used to confirm the etiology, C. posadasii, in fetal tissues.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 159-162 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- Abortion
- Alpaca
- Camelids
- Coccidioides spp.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
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Case report : Abortion and disseminated infection by Coccidioides posadasii in an alpaca (Vicugna pacos) fetus in Southern California. / Diab, Santiago S; Johnson, Suzanne M.; Garcia, Jorge; Carlson, Erin L.; Pappagianis, Demosthenes; Smith, Jana; Uzal, Francisco A.
In: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2013, p. 159-162.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease affecting humans and other mammals caused by the soil-dwelling fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Abortion due to Coccidioides spp. infection is rare in domestic animals and transplacental transmission is considered uncommon in women. This report describes a case of placental-fetal infection and abortion in an alpaca with disseminated C. posadasii infection. PCR amplification and DNA sequencing were used to confirm the etiology, C. posadasii, in fetal tissues.
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