Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Disease
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Coccidioidomycosis: a reemerging infectious disease.
Coccidioides immitis, the primary pathogenic fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, is most commonly found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Central and South America. During the early 1990s, the incidence of coccidioidomycosis in California increased dramatically. Even though most infections are subclinical or self-limited, the outbreak is estimated to have cost more than $6...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid0203.960305