Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Coccidioidomycosis is endemic to the Americas; however, data on deaths caused by this disease are limited.To determine the rate of coccidioidomycosisassociated deaths in the United States, we examined multiple cause-coded death records for 1990-2008 for demographics, secular trends, and geographic distribution.Deaths were identifi ed by International Classifi cation of Diseases, 9th and 10th Revision, codes, and mortality rates were calculated.Associations of deaths among persons with selected concurrent conditions were examined and compared with deaths among a control group who did not have coccidioidomycosis.During the 18-year period, 3,089 coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths occurred among US residents.The overall age-adjusted mortality rate was 0.59 per 1 million person-years; 55,264 potential life-years were lost.Those at highest risk for death were men, persons >65 years, Hispanics, Native Americans, and residents of California or Arizona.Common concurrent conditions were HIV and other immunosuppressive conditions.The number of deaths from coccidioidomycosis might be greater than currently appreciated.C occidioidomycosis is a reemerging infectious disease caused by inhalation of airborne spores of the soil fungus Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii (1).Coccidioides spp.are native to arid and desert areas in North America (California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Nevada, Coccidioidomycosis-associated Deaths, United States,
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2033446179