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Virulence of Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomycosis

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Virulence of disease-producing organisms is generally defined as the ability to produce a rapid course of infection or disease. Therefore, virulence of an organism can be considered to be its degree of disease-producing capacity.

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  1. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Yousef Al-Doory Ph.D.

  2. Nevada State Health Laboratory, Reno, Nevada, USA

    Arthur F. DiSalvo M.D.

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Brummer, E. (1992). Virulence of Blastomyces dermatitidis . In: Al-Doory, Y., DiSalvo, A.F. (eds) Blastomycosis. Current Topics in Infectious Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3306-1_3

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