Increased Rates of Purpureocillium lilacinum Mold among Laboratory Culture Results, United States

Purpureocillium lilacinum, a common environmental mold and bionematicide, can cause human infections. At a major US commercial laboratory during March 2019–February 2025, P. lilacinum culture rates increased; rates were highest in the South Atlantic and Pacific states. Nonculture-based diagnostic t...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Dallas J. Smith, Luisa F. López, Meghan Lyman, Claire Paisley-Jones, Kaitlin Benedict
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Purpureocillium mold hyalohyphomycosis laboratories fungi United States
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/10/25-0715_article