Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is an endemic fungal infection commonly found in the southwestern parts of the United States. However, the disease has seen an increase in both in its area of residency and its prevalence. This review compiles some of the latest information on the epid...
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| author | Ryan Boro Prema C. Iyer Maciej A. Walczak |
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| description | Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is an endemic fungal infection commonly found in the southwestern parts of the United States. However, the disease has seen an increase in both in its area of residency and its prevalence. This review compiles some of the latest information on the epidemiology, current and in-development pharmaceutical approaches to treat the disease, trends and projections, diagnostic concerns, and the overlapping dynamics of coccidioidomycosis and COVID-19, including in special populations. This review provides an overview of the current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and identifies areas of future development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b3da60538004f7bbf7e8570116bbab62023-11-30T21:22:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2022-04-018441310.3390/jof8040413Current Landscape of CoccidioidomycosisRyan Boro0Prema C. Iyer1Maciej A. Walczak2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USADepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USACoccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, is an endemic fungal infection commonly found in the southwestern parts of the United States. However, the disease has seen an increase in both in its area of residency and its prevalence. This review compiles some of the latest information on the epidemiology, current and in-development pharmaceutical approaches to treat the disease, trends and projections, diagnostic concerns, and the overlapping dynamics of coccidioidomycosis and COVID-19, including in special populations. This review provides an overview of the current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and identifies areas of future development.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/4/413antifungal agentscoccidioidomycosis<i>Coccidioides</i> spp.fungal co-infections |
| spellingShingle | Ryan Boro Prema C. Iyer Maciej A. Walczak Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis Journal of Fungi antifungal agents coccidioidomycosis <i>Coccidioides</i> spp. fungal co-infections |
| title | Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis |
| title_full | Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis |
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| title_short | Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis |
| title_sort | current landscape of coccidioidomycosis |
| topic | antifungal agents coccidioidomycosis <i>Coccidioides</i> spp. fungal co-infections |
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