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Review
. 2021 Feb;69(2):316-323.
doi: 10.1136/jim-2020-001655.

Coccidioidomycosis: a review

Royce H Johnson  1   2 , Rupam Sharma  1   2 , Rasha Kuran  1   2 , Isabel Fong  1   2 , Arash Heidari  3   2
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Coccidioidomycosis: a review

Royce H Johnson et al. J Investig Med. 2021 Feb.

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  • Correction: Coccidioidomycosis: a review.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Investig Med. 2021 Dec;69(8):1486. doi: 10.1136/jim-2020-001655corr1. J Investig Med. 2021. PMID: 34824140 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection of the Western hemisphere that is endemic to the soil in areas with limited rainfall. Human and animal infections result with inhalation of arthroconidia. Most often, this is an asymptomatic event. When illness occurs, it is primarily a pneumonic presentation. A small minority of infections eventuate in disseminated disease. Predominately, this presents as meningitis or osteoarticular or integumentary disease. Treatment may not be required for the mildest illness. Azoles are commonly prescribed. Severe infections may require amphotericin B.

Keywords: pneumonia; publishing.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Immunological diagnostics commonly used in coccidioidomycosis. Immunodiffusion IgM and IgG, are represented on this figure as performed at Kern County Public Health Department and Department of Medical Microbiology, University of California Davis. These tests may be accessed at the Department of Medical Microbiology at University of California Davis. There is a substantial variability in the duration of positive tests. CF, complement fixation; EIA, enzyme immunoassay.
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