Hospitalizations associated with disseminated coccidioidomycosis, Arizona and California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1476-1479

  Seitz, Amy E ^a   Rebecca Prevots, D ^a   Holland, Steven M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 84865344253     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1809.120151     Document Type: Article

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