Abstract
Seven cases of petriellidosis (pseudallescheriasis) in southwestern Ontario residents and one in a Saskatchewan patient are recorded. Brief clinical histories are given of two of these cases. The first isolation of Petriellidium boydii from soil in Ontario is also described.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
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Child
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Female
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Foot Dermatoses / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycetoma / microbiology
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Mycoses / epidemiology
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Mycoses / microbiology*
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Ontario
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Otitis Media / microbiology
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Saskatchewan
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Soil Microbiology*