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. 2025 Jul 9;12(7):ofaf405.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf405. eCollection 2025 Jul.

Comparison of Patients With Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona Versus California: A Commercial Health Insurance Claims Analysis

Kaitlin Benedict  1 , Ian Hennessee  1 , Gail Sondermeyer Cooksey  2 , Fariba M Donovan  3   4 , George R Thompson  5 , Thomas Williamson  6 , Mitsuru Toda  1
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Comparison of Patients With Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona Versus California: A Commercial Health Insurance Claims Analysis

Kaitlin Benedict et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Commercially insured patients with coccidioidomycosis in Arizona (n = 1640) were more likely to have symptoms indicating acute pulmonary disease (eg, cough, dyspnea, chest pain) compared with patients in California (n = 701), who were more likely to have disseminated coccidioidomycosis, possibly reflecting differences in exposure, healthcare seeking, or clinical management.

Keywords: Arizona; California; Coccidioides; coccidioidomycosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. G.R.T. has received research support and as a consultant for Astellas, Basilea, Cidara, F2G, GKS, Melinta, Mundipharma, Mayne, and Pfizer. F.M.D. has received research support by F2G. All other authors report no potential conflicts.

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