Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients, Southern California, USA1

doi:10.3201/eid2404.161568

. 2018 Apr;24(4):779-781.

doi: 10.3201/eid2404.161568.

Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients, Southern California, USA¹

Sara Y Tartof, Kaitlin Benedict, Fagen Xie, Gunter K Rieg, Kalvin C Yu, Richard Contreras, Jonathan Truong, Kimberlee Fong, Hung Fu Tseng, Steven J Jacobsen, Rajal K Mody

PMID: 29553315
PMCID: PMC5875278
DOI: 10.3201/eid2404.161568

Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients, Southern California, USA¹

Sara Y Tartof et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;24(4):779-781.

doi: 10.3201/eid2404.161568.

Authors

Sara Y Tartof, Kaitlin Benedict, Fagen Xie, Gunter K Rieg, Kalvin C Yu, Richard Contreras, Jonathan Truong, Kimberlee Fong, Hung Fu Tseng, Steven J Jacobsen, Rajal K Mody

PMID: 29553315
PMCID: PMC5875278
DOI: 10.3201/eid2404.161568

Abstract

We conducted a cohort study to identify characteristics associated with testing for, and testing positive for, coccidioidomycosis among patients with community-acquired pneumonia in southern California, USA. Limited and delayed testing probably leads to underdiagnosis among non-Hispanic black, Filipino, or Hispanic patients and among high-risk groups, including persons in whom antimicrobial drug therapy has failed.

Keywords: California; United States; bacteria; coccidioidomycosis; community-acquired pneumonia; fungi; pneumonia; respiratory infections.

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[1] Marsden-Haug N, Goldoft M, Ralston C, Limaye AP, Chua J, Hill H, et al. Coccidioidomycosis acquired in Washington State. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56:847–50. 10.1093/cid/cis1028 - DOI - PubMed

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[6] Chang DC, Anderson S, Wannemuehler K, Engelthaler DM, Erhart L, Sunenshine RH, et al. Testing for coccidioidomycosis among patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14:1053–9. 10.3201/eid1407.070832 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Kim MM, Blair JE, Carey EJ, Wu Q, Smilack JD. Coccidioidal pneumonia, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2000-2004. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:397–401. 10.3201/eid1563.081007 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Kim MM, Blair JE, Carey EJ, Wu Q, Smilack JD. Coccidioidal pneumonia, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2000-2004. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:397–401. 10.3201/eid1563.081007 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Valdivia L, Nix D, Wright M, Lindberg E, Fagan T, Lieberman D, et al. Coccidioidomycosis as a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12:958–62. 10.3201/eid1206.060028 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Valdivia L, Nix D, Wright M, Lindberg E, Fagan T, Lieberman D, et al. Coccidioidomycosis as a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12:958–62. 10.3201/eid1206.060028 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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