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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2009, p. 505-506, Vol. 47, No. 2
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01860-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Transmission of Coccidioidomycosis to a Human via a Cat Bite {triangledown}

Adriana Gaidici1 and Michael A. Saubolle2,3*

Infectious Diseases Private Practice, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Banner Health System, Phoenix, Arizona,1 Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/Banner Health System,2 University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix/Tucson, Arizona3

Received 25 September 2008/ Accepted 24 November 2008

We report an unusual case of coccidioidomycosis in the arm of a veterinary assistant without pulmonary symptoms. The patient had been bitten on the hand by a cat which was later diagnosed with disseminated disease. The patient responded to fluconazole therapy and remained asymptomatic at 2 months after cessation of therapy.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, Laboratory Sciences of Arizona, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1111 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85006. Phone: (602) 239-3485. Fax: (602) 239-5605. E-mail: mike.saubolle{at}bannerhealth.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 3 December 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2009, p. 505-506, Vol. 47, No. 2
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01860-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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