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- Title
Coccidioidomycosis during pregnancy: a review and recommendations for management.
- Authors
Bercovitch, Robert S; Catanzaro, Antonino; Schwartz, Brian S; Pappagianis, Demosthenes; Watts, D Heather; Ampel, Neil M
- Abstract
Pregnancy is an established risk factor for the development of severe and disseminated coccidioidomycosis, particularly when infection is acquired during the later stages of gestation. Although recent studies suggest that the incidence of symptomatic coccidioidomycosis during pregnancy is decreasing and that outcome has improved, management is complicated by the observations that azole antifungal agents can be teratogenic when given to some women, particularly at high doses, early in pregnancy. This article summarizes the data on these issues and offers guidance on the management of coccidioidomycosis during pregnancy.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 4, p363
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir410