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Tucson, Arizona, USA, is a highly coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We conducted a retrospective review of 815 patients in Tucson over 2.7 years. Of 276 patients with coccidioidomycosis, 246 had a delay… Click to show full abstract
Tucson, Arizona, USA, is a highly coccidioidomycosis-endemic area. We conducted a retrospective review of 815 patients in Tucson over 2.7 years. Of 276 patients with coccidioidomycosis, 246 had a delay in diagnosis; median delay was 23 days. Diagnosis delay was associated with coccidioidomycosis-related costs totaling $589,053 and included extensive antibacterial drug use.
Keywords:
arizona usa;
delays coccidioidomycosis;
diagnosis;
coccidioidomycosis;
tucson arizona
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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