title: Coccidioidomycosis: an update.
abstract: The incidence of coccidiodomycosis in the southwestern United States has sharply increased over the last decade as a result of environmental and demographic changes. It is important to review the epidemiology, diagnostic indicators, and therapeutic options for both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients who have a particularly high risk of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pineda-Roman
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000254:growth & development; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015206:Southwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology