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Increased Rates of Purpureocillium lilacinum Mold among Laboratory Culture Results, United States

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3110.250715

Authors: Dallas J. Smith, Luisa F. López, Meghan Lyman, Claire Paisley-Jones, Kaitlin Benedict

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414625366

FWCI: 1.869

Cites: 5

Cited by: 3

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