Coccidioidomycosis Seroincidence and Risk among Military Personnel, Naval Air Station Lemoore, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Autor: Graham C. Ellis, Charlotte A. Lanteri, Hsing-Chuan Hsieh, Paul C.F. Graf, Gabriel Pineda, Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone, Catherine M. Berjohn, Terrel Sanders, Ryan C. Maves, Robert Deiss
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 9, Pp 1842-1846 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220652
Popis: We conducted a retrospective cohort study that tested 2,000 US military personnel for Coccidioides antibodies in a disease-endemic region. The overall incidence of seroconversion was 0.5 cases/100 person-years; 12.5% of persons who seroconverted had illnesses requiring medical care. No significant association was found between demographic characteristics and seroconversion or disease.
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