Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent

• Main Authors: Megan Tarr (Author), John Marcinak (Author), Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai (Author), Jennifer L. Burns (Author), L. Joseph Wheat (Author), Michelle Durkin (Author), Mahmoud Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although disseminated blastomycosis is a rare complication in pregnancy, delay in diagnosis and treatment can be fatal. We investigate the use of the Blastomyces urine antigen in diagnosis following disease progression in the intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal periods. We describe a case of disse...