Joseph Brewer

Joseph H. Brewer, MD, is an Infectious Disease physician with a interest in the effect of mycotoxins from mold on chronic illness. His patients include those with HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease, ME/CFS, and mold toxicity.

Notable studies

 * 2015, Intranasal antifungal therapy in patients with chronic illness associated with mold and mycotoxins: An observational analysis (FULL TEXT)
 * 2014, Chronic illness associated with mold and mycotoxins: is naso-sinus fungal biofilm the culprit? (FULL TEXT)
 * 2013, Detection of Mycotoxins in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FULL TEXT)"Abstract - Over the past 20 years, exposure to mycotoxin producing mold has been recognized as a significant health risk. Scientific literature has demonstrated mycotoxins as possible causes of human disease in water-damaged buildings (WDB). This study was conducted to determine if selected mycotoxins could be identified in human urine from patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Patients (n = 112) with a prior diagnosis of CFS were evaluated for mold exposure and the presence of mycotoxins in their urine. Urine was tested for aflatoxins (AT), ochratoxin A (OTA) and macrocyclic trichothecenes (MT) using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA). Urine specimens from 104 of 112 patients (93%) were positive for at least one mycotoxin (one in the equivocal range). Almost 30% of the cases had more than one mycotoxin present. OTA was the most prevalent mycotoxin detected (83%) with MT as the next most common (44%). Exposure histories indicated current and/or past exposure to WDB in over 90% of cases. Environmental testing was performed in the WDB from a subset of these patients. This testing revealed the presence of potentially mycotoxin producing mold species and mycotoxins in the environment of the WDB. Prior testing in a healthy control population with no history of exposure to a WDB or moldy environment (n = 55) by the same laboratory, utilizing the same methods, revealed no positive cases at the limits of detection."

Clinic location

 * Kansas City, Missouri

Talks & interviews

 * 2014, "Mold Toxicity: An Important Unrecognized Cause of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue: New Research with Dr. Joseph Brewer" on Voice America Health and Wellness channel/The Cutting Edge of Health and Wellness Today
 * 2014, Is Chronic Fatigue just undiagnosed mold infection? Interview with Dr. Joe Brewer by Dr. Ed Park (Part 1) (Part 2)

Online presence

 * PubMed

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 * Curriculum Vitae