Enhanced Detection of Coccidioides spp. Fungi from Environmental Samples Using Droplet Digital PCR [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesCoccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), caused by Coccidioides spp. fungi, is a reemerging, neglected fungal disease endemic to arid and semiarid regions of the Americas.
Jessica Paulette Segovia-Mota +3 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2023 Coccidioidomycosis is a typically respiratory fungal disease that, in the United States, occurs primarily in Arizona and California. In California, most coccidioidomycosis cases occur in the San Joaquin Valley, a primarily agricultural region where the ...
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Assessing the Application of a Genomic Network Analysis in Population Ecology: Inferring Patterns of Dispersal and Geographic Structure in the Emerging Pathogen, <i>Coccidioides</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolMachine learning has improved upon traditional methods of identifying population structure and is more efficient at handling large, complex datasets. We demonstrate the applicability of a machine learning method to identify hierarchical population structure in an emerging pathogen, Coccidioides spp., the causative agent of Valley fever.
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Cervical, Mediastinal, and Pericardial Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: The Importance of Source Control. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect DisA 47‐year‐old healthy man developed disseminated coccidioidomycosis involving his mediastinal and cervical lymph nodes that was complicated by pericardial involvement despite continued fluconazole for primary pulmonary infection. Although he subsequently received an aggressive antifungal regimen with voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B, he did ...
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Molecular Evolution of the Deuterolysin (M35) Family Genes in Coccidioides [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Coccidioides is a primary fungal pathogen of humans, causing life-threatening respiratory disease known as coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) in immunocompromised individuals.
Ke-Qin Zhang
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A Case of Coccidioides Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Host and the Challenges in Diagnosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesCoccidioides is the causative organism for Coccidioidomycosis or otherwise known as “Valley fever.” Valley fever usually presents as upper respiratory tract illness which can often be complicated by dissemination. Although immunosuppression increases the
Mayesha Sharaf, Li-Chien Chen
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Host Response to Coccidioides Infection: Fungal Immunity
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal, respiratory disease caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. This emerging infectious disease ranges from asymptomatic to pulmonary disease and disseminated infection.
Katrina K Höyer
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Coccidioides genomes from low-incidence states reveal complex migration history across the western United States [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumCoccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), caused by the fungal pathogen Coccidioides, is increasing in incidence across the western United States and parts of the Americas.
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Macrophage phagocytosis of Coccidioides promotes its differentiation into the parasitic form [PDF]
mBioCoccidioides is an endemic fungus that is increasing in prevalence and causes life-threatening diseases in immunocompetent people. In the environment, the spores (arthroconidia) develop into hyphae; however, when they are inhaled by a mammalian host ...
Jane Symington +4 more
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The Rise of Coccidioides: Forces Against the Dust Devil Unleashed
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is a fungal disease caused by the inhalation of Coccidioides posadasii or C. immitis. This neglected disease occurs in the desert areas of the western United States, most notably in California and Arizona, where ...
Marley C Caballero Van Dyke +2 more
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