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- Title
Characteristics of Patients with Mild to Moderate Primary Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis.
- Authors
Blair, Janis E.; Yu-Hui H. Chang; Meng-Ru Cheng; Vaszar, Laszlo T.; Vikram, Holenarasipur R.; Orenstein, Robert; Kusne, Shimon; Stanford Ho; Seville, Maria T.; Parish, James M.
- Abstract
In Arizona, USA, primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis accounts for 15%-29% of community-acquired pneumonia. To determine the evolution of symptoms and changes in laboratory values for patients with mild to moderate coccidioidomycosis during 2010-2012, we conducted a prospective 24-week study of patients with primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Of the 36 patients, 16 (44%) were men and 33 (92%) were White. Median age was 53 years, and 20 (56%) had received antifungal treatment at baseline. Symptom scores were higher for patients who received treatment than for those who did not. Median times from symptom onset to 50% reduction and to complete resolution for patients in treatment and nontreatment groups were 9.9 and 9.1 weeks, and 18.7 and 17.8 weeks, respectively. Median times to full return to work were 8.4 and 5.7 weeks, respectively. One patient who received treatment experienced disseminated infection. For otherwise healthy adults with acute coccidioidomycosis, convalescence was prolonged, regardless of whether they received antifungal treatment.
- Subjects
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMMUNITY-acquired pneumonia; CONVALESCENCE; ANTIFUNGAL agents; COMMUNITY-acquired infections treatment; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 6, p983
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2006.131842