| endemic human blastomycosis in quebec, canada, 1988-2011. | blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection found in various parts of the world. a review of literature for quebec, canada revealed only few case reports with the most recent one dating back to 1993. however, whether quebec represents an important endemic region for blastomycosis in north america is unknown. in this work we reviewed 158 cases of human blastomycosis documented in quebec during 1988-2011 using microbiological records available from the provincial public health laboratory. the est ... | 2013 | 22929032 |
| isolation of dermatophytes, candida species and systemic fungi from dermatologic specimens in montréal, 1963 to 1973. | of 10 057 specimens of scrapings from skin, nails and scalp examined for dermatophytes, yeasts, pityriasis versicolor and systemic mycoses between 1963 and 1973, 30.4 percent were positive for fungi. skin produced the highest proportion (68.6 percent) of positive scrapings, scalp the lowest (4.2 percent). trichophyton rubrum was the predominant species (23.6 percent); of lesser prevalence were microsporum canis (9.3 percent), t. mentagrophytes (8.4 percent) and epidermophyton floccosum (4.8 perc ... | 1975 | 1091342 |