Increased Rates of <i>Purpureocillium lilacinum</i> 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 tools such as microscopy may help identify and confirm clinical infection earlier.
Authors
- Dallas J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-528X)
- Kaitlin Benedict (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0458-2493)
- Meghan Lyman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-2232)
- Luisa F. López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7994-6621)
- Claire Paisley-Jones
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250715
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79