WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
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Our previous publications on the epidemiology of blastomycosis suggested that the etiologic organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis, may be acquired at home, however this view was challenged in an editorial. ⋯ There appears to be growing evidence that blastomycosis may be acquired at home, and that B. dermatitidis may be relatively persistent on certain properties.