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Coccidioidomycosis among Scholarship Athletes and Other College Students, Arizona, USA
To compare coccidioidomycosis case rates among groups of young adults in a disease-endemic region, we reviewed medical charts for serologic testing and coding. Case rates were higher for scholarship athletes than for other students and paralleled 5× more serologic testing. Our findings underscore th...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20113571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090918 |
| Sumario: | To compare coccidioidomycosis case rates among groups of young adults in a disease-endemic region, we reviewed medical charts for serologic testing and coding. Case rates were higher for scholarship athletes than for other students and paralleled 5× more serologic testing. Our findings underscore the need to routinely test patients for coccidioidomycosis. |
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