Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in disease-endemic areas. Because testing rates influence interpretation of reportable-disease data and quality of CAP patient care, we determined the proportion of CAP patients who were tested for Coccidioides spp., identifi...

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Main Authors: Douglas C. Chang, Shoana Anderson, Kathleen Wannemuehler, David M. Engelthaler, Laura Erhart, Rebecca H. Sunenshine, Lauren A. Burwell, Benjamin J. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Coccidioidomycosis
pneumonia
serology
research
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/7/07-0832_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/7/07-0832_article

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