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Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients, Southern California, USA1
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Apr 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(4):779-781.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We conducted a cohort study to identify characteristics associated with testing for, and testing positive for, coccidioidomycosis among patients with community-acquired pneumonia in southern California, USA. Limited and delayed testing probably leads to underdiagnosis among non-Hispanic black, Filipino, or Hispanic patients and among high-risk groups, including persons in whom antimicrobial drug therapy has failed.
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Pubmed ID:29553315
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5875278
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