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. 2012 Sep;18(9):1476-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1809.120151.

Hospitalizations associated with disseminated coccidioidomycosis, Arizona and California, USA

Amy E Seitz  1 , D Rebecca Prevots, Steven M Holland
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Hospitalizations associated with disseminated coccidioidomycosis, Arizona and California, USA

Amy E Seitz et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

We analyzed hospitalization databases from Arizona and California for disseminated coccidioidomycosis-associated hospitalizations among immunocompetent persons. Racial/ethnic disease ratios were characterized by a higher incidence of hospitalization among blacks compared with other groups. This finding suggests that HIV infection, AIDS, and primary immune conditions are not a major factor in this disparity.

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Average annual incidence (per 100,000 population) of disseminated coccidioidomycosis–associated hospitalizations, by race/ethnicity, Arizona, USA.
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Average annual incidence (per 100,000 population) of disseminated coccidioidomycosis hospitalizations, by race/ethnicity, California, USA. (Note: Average annual incidence not reported for Native Americans because of low numbers.)
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