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Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017

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 supporting its use for detecting delayed-type hype...

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Autores principales: Benedict, Kaitlin, McCotter, Orion Z., Jackson, Brendan R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091378
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.190798
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description 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 supporting its use for detecting delayed-type hypersensitivity in those with a history of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
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spelling pubmed-70458432020-03-07 Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017 Benedict, Kaitlin McCotter, Orion Z. Jackson, Brendan R. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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 supporting its use for detecting delayed-type hypersensitivity in those with a history of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7045843/ /pubmed/32091378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2603.190798 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017
title_full Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017
title_fullStr Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017
title_full_unstemmed Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017
title_short Coccidioidomycosis Skin Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, United States, 2014–2017
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045843/
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