New perspectives on coccidioidomycosis

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Ampel, Neil M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioides; Coccidioidomycosis; Human; Mycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; PRECIPITIN; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955480711     PISSN: 15463222     EISSN: 19435665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/pats.200907-080AL     Document Type: Review

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