Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent
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 dis...
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doaj-c464acd908684f40859b8be4fc1078a72020-11-24T23:24:38ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09972007-01-01200710.1155/2007/8905989059Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant AdolescentMegan Tarr0John Marcinak1Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai2Jennifer L. Burns3L. Joseph Wheat4Michelle Durkin5Mahmoud Ismail6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, IL, USASection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, IL, USASection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, IL, USASection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, IL, USAMiraVista Diagnostics and MiraBella Technologies, Indianapolis 46241, IN, USAMiraVista Diagnostics and MiraBella Technologies, Indianapolis 46241, IN, USASection of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago 60637, IL, USAAlthough 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 disseminated blastomycosis in a pregnant adolescent and review the pertinent literature regarding treatment and monitoring blastomycosis in pregnancy and the neonatal periods. This is the first reported case in which the Blastomyces urine antigen is utilized as a method of following disease activity during pregnancy confirming absence of clinically evident disease in a neonate. Urine antigen detection for blastomycosis can be useful for following progression of disease in patients with disseminated blastomycosis in both the intrapartum and postpartum periods.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/89059 |
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Megan Tarr John Marcinak Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai Jennifer L. Burns L. Joseph Wheat Michelle Durkin Mahmoud Ismail Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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Megan Tarr John Marcinak Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai Jennifer L. Burns L. Joseph Wheat Michelle Durkin Mahmoud Ismail |
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Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent |
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Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent |
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Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent |
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Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent |
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Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Monitoring Progression of Blastomycosis in a Pregnant Adolescent |
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blastomyces antigen detection for monitoring progression of blastomycosis in a pregnant adolescent |
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Hindawi Limited |
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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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 disseminated blastomycosis in a pregnant adolescent and review the pertinent literature regarding treatment and monitoring blastomycosis in pregnancy and the neonatal periods. This is the first reported case in which the Blastomyces urine antigen is utilized as a method of following disease activity during pregnancy confirming absence of clinically evident disease in a neonate. Urine antigen detection for blastomycosis can be useful for following progression of disease in patients with disseminated blastomycosis in both the intrapartum and postpartum periods. |
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