Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States
In an online poll, 174 infectious disease physicians reported that testing frequencies for coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and cryptococcosis were similar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that these physicians remain alert for these fungal infections and were ge...
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| author | Kaitlin Benedict Samantha Williams Susan E. Beekmann Philip M. Polgreen Brendan R. Jackson Mitsuru Toda |
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| description | In an online poll, 174 infectious disease physicians reported that testing frequencies for coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and cryptococcosis were similar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that these physicians remain alert for these fungal infections and were generally not concerned about the possibility of under-detection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fc1dfae6b85437a87c750c964ecb2e62023-11-22T08:16:38ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2021-07-017860510.3390/jof7080605Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United StatesKaitlin Benedict0Samantha Williams1Susan E. Beekmann2Philip M. Polgreen3Brendan R. Jackson4Mitsuru Toda5Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USAMycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USACarver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USACarver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAMycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USAMycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USAIn an online poll, 174 infectious disease physicians reported that testing frequencies for coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and cryptococcosis were similar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that these physicians remain alert for these fungal infections and were generally not concerned about the possibility of under-detection.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/8/605blastomycosiscoccidioidomycosiscryptococcosishistoplasmosisSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Kaitlin Benedict Samantha Williams Susan E. Beekmann Philip M. Polgreen Brendan R. Jackson Mitsuru Toda Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States Journal of Fungi blastomycosis coccidioidomycosis cryptococcosis histoplasmosis SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 |
| title | Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States |
| title_full | Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States |
| title_fullStr | Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States |
| title_short | Testing Practices for Fungal Respiratory Infections and SARS-CoV-2 among Infectious Disease Specialists, United States |
| title_sort | testing practices for fungal respiratory infections and sars cov 2 among infectious disease specialists united states |
| topic | blastomycosis coccidioidomycosis cryptococcosis histoplasmosis SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/8/605 |
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