D Quintal1. 1. Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa School of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our knowledge of skin disease is often based on fortuitous situations that have provided opportunities for observation and study of the disease. One of these diseases is sporotrichosis. OBJECTIVE: This article examines a symposium published in 1947 by the Transvaal Chamber of Mines in South Africa. It reviews the approach taken in the investigation of a large outbreak of sporotrichosis in the mine workers. CONCLUSION: The investigation of this outbreak has contributed significantly to our present day knowledge of sporotrichosis, the causative organism, its mode of spread, and its clinical features. It is also a striking example of meticulous scientific research and observation.
BACKGROUND: Our knowledge of skin disease is often based on fortuitous situations that have provided opportunities for observation and study of the disease. One of these diseases is sporotrichosis. OBJECTIVE: This article examines a symposium published in 1947 by the Transvaal Chamber of Mines in South Africa. It reviews the approach taken in the investigation of a large outbreak of sporotrichosis in the mine workers. CONCLUSION: The investigation of this outbreak has contributed significantly to our present day knowledge of sporotrichosis, the causative organism, its mode of spread, and its clinical features. It is also a striking example of meticulous scientific research and observation.
Authors: Andréa Reis Bernardes-Engemann; Gabriela Ferreira Tomki; Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello; Fernando Almeida-Silva; Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas; Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo; Rodrigo Almeida-Paes; Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira Journal: Front Cell Infect Microbiol Date: 2022-05-27 Impact factor: 6.073
Authors: Vanessa Brito Souza Rabello; Fernando Almeida-Silva; Bruno de Souza Scramignon-Costa; Beatriz da Silva Motta; Priscila Marques de Macedo; Marcus de Melo Teixeira; Rodrigo Almeida-Paes; Laszlo Irinyi; Wieland Meyer; Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira Journal: Front Cell Infect Microbiol Date: 2022-05-12 Impact factor: 6.073
Authors: Priscila Costa Albuquerque; Bruna de Paula Fonseca E Fonseca; Fabio Zicker; Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira; Rodrigo Almeida-Paes Journal: F1000Res Date: 2020-06-29