Hospitalizations Associated with Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis, Arizona and California, USA

We analyzed hospitalization databases from Arizona and California for disseminated coccidioidomycosis–associated hospitalizations among immunocompetent persons. Racial/ethnic disease ratios were characterized by a higher incidence of hospitalization among blacks compared with other groups. This find...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Seitz, Amy E., Prevots, D. Rebecca, Holland, Steven M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22931562
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1809.120151
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Sumario:We analyzed hospitalization databases from Arizona and California for disseminated coccidioidomycosis–associated hospitalizations among immunocompetent persons. Racial/ethnic disease ratios were characterized by a higher incidence of hospitalization among blacks compared with other groups. This finding suggests that HIV infection, AIDS, and primary immune conditions are not a major factor in this disparity.

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