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Diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis in pregnancy through placental pathology: A case report

Case Reports in Women's Health, 2022
There are more than 150,000 new cases of coccidioidomycosis annually in the United States and the incidence is increasing. Although the majority of cases result in mild or no symptoms, pregnancy is a risk factor for complicated and disseminated disease ...
Adrian L. Hernandez Lopez, Mon-Lai Cheung, Michael J. Fassett   +2 more
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Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Blastomycosis — United States, 2019

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2022
Problem/Condition Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are underdiagnosed fungal diseases that often mimic bacterial or viral pneumonia and can cause disseminated disease and death.
Dallas J. Smith, Samantha L. Williams, Kaitlin Benedict, Brendan R. Jackson, Mitsuru Toda, G. Adame, Laura Rothfeldt, G. Cooksey, K. Rios, C. Austin, Mary-Elizabeth Steppig, Sheri A. Tubach, Natalie Christophe, Kristy Lunquest, Rebecca R. Reik, Malia J Ireland, Danny J Power, Deanna L. Bridges, Laura Cronquist, Katie Cibulskas, P. Cieslak, K. Warren, Michael Gosciminski, Dustin Ortbahn, BreAnne Osborn, Hanna N. Oltean, Suzanne Gibbons-Burgener   +26 more
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Rates and Risk Factors for Coccidioidomycosis among Prison Inmates, California, USA, 2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
In California, coccidioidomycosis is a disease acquired by inhaling spores of Coccidioides immitis, a fungus found in certain arid regions, including the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA, where 8 state prisons are located.
Charlotte Wheeler, Kimberley D. Lucas, Janet C. Mohle-Boetani   +2 more
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Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Coccidioidomycosis skin testing appears to be uncommon, based on US health insurance claims data. Patient demographic features were consistent with the approval of the test for adults, but few patients had previous coccidioidomycosis diagnosis codes ...
Kaitlin Benedict, Orion Z. McCotter, Brendan R. Jackson   +2 more
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Immunogenetics associated with severe coccidioidomycosis

JCI Insight, 2022
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DCM) is caused by Coccidioides, pathogenic fungi endemic to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Illness occurs in approximately 30% of those infected, less than 1% of whom develop disseminated disease.
Amy P. Hsu, Agnieszka Korzeniowska, Cynthia C. Aguilar, Jingwen Gu, E. Karlins, Andrew J. Oler, Gang Chen, Glennys V. Reynoso, Joie N. Davis, Alexandria L Chaput, Tao Peng, Ling Sun, J. Lack, Derek J. Bays, Ethan R. Stewart, Sarah E. Waldman, D. Powell, Fariba M. Donovan, Jigar V. Desai, N. Pouladi, D. L. Long Priel, D. Yamanaka, S. Rosenzweig, Julie E. Niemela, J. Stoddard, A. Freeman, Christa S. Zerbe, D. Kuhns, Yves A. Lussier, K. Olivier, R. Boucher, H. Hickman, J. Frelinger, J. Fierer, Lisa F. Shubitz, T. Leto, G. Thompson, J. Galgiani, M. Lionakis, S. Holland   +39 more
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Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) Awareness [PDF]

, 2021
The overall purpose of this poster is to describe the fungal infection, Coccidioidomycosis, and bring awareness to this infection. The poster describes the history of the infection, pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentation.
Dzialowski, Kelly
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Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in Africa [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic disease in the Americas. No cases have been reported in Africa. Patient: A 23-year-old HIV seronegative Ugandan man was referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda with a 10-month history ...
Shin, Kyungmin, Lusiba, John K, Yoo, Samuel D, Lukande, Robert, Samuel Deokjong Yoo, null Kyungmin Shin, Robert Lukande, null Samuel Deokjong Yoo, null John K Lusiba, John K Lusiba, Kyungmin Shin, null Robert Lukande   +11 more
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Delays in Coccidioidomycosis Diagnosis and Associated Healthcare Utilization, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Tucson, Arizona, USA, is a highly coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We conducted a retrospective review of 815 patients in Tucson over 2.7 years. Of 276 patients with coccidioidomycosis, 246 had a delay in diagnosis; median delay was 23 days.
Fariba M. Donovan, Patrick Wightman, Yue Zong, Luke Gabe, Aneela Majeed, Tiffany Ynosencio, Edward J. Bedrick, John N. Galgiani   +7 more
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Estimated Burden of Coccidioidomycosis

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question What is the annual burden of incident symptomatic coccidioidomycosis cases in the US? Findings In this cross-sectional study using 2019 reported case data, models estimated the occurrence of 206 000 to 360 000 incident symptomatic ...
Samantha L. Williams, Kaitlin Benedict, Brendan R. Jackson, M. Rajeev, G. Cooksey, I. Ruberto, Thomas Williamson, R. Sunenshine, BreAnne Osborn, Hanna N. Oltean, Rebecca R. Reik, Michael S. Freedman, A. Spec, Adrienne Carey, Ilan S. Schwartz, L. Medina-García, Nathan C. Bahr, R. Kuran, Arash Heidari, George R. Thompson, Royce H. Johnson, J. Galgiani, Tom M. Chiller, Mitsuru Toda   +23 more
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Coccidioidomycosis Cases at a Regional Referral Center, West Texas, USA, 2013–2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
We describe 73 patients with coccidioidomycosis diagnosed or treated at a regional referral center in West Texas, USA. Patients most at risk worked in oil production or agriculture; the most-associated health factors were smoking and diabetes.
Christopher Peterson, Victoria Chu, Jessica Lovelace, M. H. Almekdash, M. Lacy   +4 more
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