Central Nervous System Blastomycosis Diagnosed using the MVista ® Blastomyces Quantitative Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay Test on Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Blastomyces dermatitidis is a thermally dimorphic fungus that is capable of causing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary disease, including infections of the central nervous system (CNS). Diagnosis of CNS blastomycosis with non-invasive testing can be difficult, and a surgical biopsy may ultimately be required for microbiological and/or histopathological confirmation. A case of B. dermatitidis meningitis is presented where the diagnosis was made by testing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using the MVista ® Blastomyces Quantitative Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay test.
Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research