Title |
Coccidioidomycosis: epidemiology
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Published in |
Clinical Epidemiology, June 2013
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DOI | 10.2147/clep.s34434 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jennifer Brown, Kaitlin Benedict, Benjamin J Park, George R Thompson |
Abstract |
Coccidioidomycosis consists of a spectrum of disease, ranging from a mild, self-limited, febrile illness to severe, life-threatening infection. It is caused by the soil-dwelling fungi, Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii, which are present in diverse endemic areas. Climate changes and environmental factors affect the Coccidioides lifecycle and influence infection rates. The incidence of coccidioidomycosis has risen substantially over the past two decades. The vast majority of Coccidioides infections occur in the endemic zones, such as California, Arizona, Mexico, and Central America. Infections occurring outside those zones appear to be increasingly common, and pose unique clinical and public health challenges. It has long been known that elderly persons, pregnant women, and members of certain ethnic groups are at risk for severe or disseminated coccidioidomycosis. In recent years, it has become evident that persons with immunodeficiency diseases, diabetics, transplant recipients, and prisoners are also particularly vulnerable. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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France | 1 | 33% |
United States | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 197 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 31 | 16% |
Student > Master | 24 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 21 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
Other | 40 | 20% |
Unknown | 53 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 27% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 10% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 9% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 13 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 5% |
Other | 26 | 13% |
Unknown | 61 | 31% |