Laura MacDougall

TL;DR: The emergence of this usually tropical pathogen on Vancouver Island highlights the changing distribution of this genotype and emphasizes the importance of an ongoing collaborative effort to monitor the global epidemiology of this yeast.

TL;DR: Although some microclimates of the Pacific Northwest are similar to those on Vancouver Island, C. gattii concentrations in off-island environments were typically lower, and human cases without Vancouver Island contact have not continued to occur, which suggests that C.gattii may not be permanently colonized in off theisland locations.

TL;DR: The predominant strain does not seem to cause greater illness or death than do other strains, and it is unclear whether this means that the strain itself is not a threat to human health.

TL;DR: This organism should be recognized as an emerging pathogen in the United States.

TL;DR: A total of 184 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains were collected from patients who sought treatment primarily for skin and soft tissue infections from January 1, 1999, to March 31, 2002, in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.