Potentially preventable? A case of recurrent blastomycosis involving the central nervous system
A case of recurrent blastomycosis with involvement of the CNS is presented, where treatment failure occurred due to an inability of the patient to afford the required medication. Medication cost should always be considered and discussed with a patient when developing a treatment plan.
Authors
- Markus Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9105-2153)
- Terence Wuerz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-1973)
- John M. Embil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2604-7678)
- Jason Beiko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6457-3519)
- Andrew Walkty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-2104)
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3138/jammi-2024-0007
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00